Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
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Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is an American Reformed theologian and author known for his influential work on sin, Christian doctrine, and contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornelius Plantinga Jr. canonical | 2 |
| Plantinga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887406 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelius Plantinga Jr. Context triple: [Social Trinitarianism, associatedWith, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.]
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A.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til was a 20th-century Reformed theologian and Christian philosopher best known for developing presuppositional apologetics within the Calvinist tradition.
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C.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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D.
Stanley Grenz
Stanley Grenz was an influential late-20th-century evangelical theologian known for his work in systematic theology, postmodern theology, and especially his development of a relational, community-focused doctrine of the Trinity.
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E.
Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelius Plantinga Jr. Target entity description: Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is an American Reformed theologian and author known for his influential work on sin, Christian doctrine, and contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology.
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A.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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B.
Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til was a 20th-century Reformed theologian and Christian philosopher best known for developing presuppositional apologetics within the Calvinist tradition.
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C.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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D.
Stanley Grenz
Stanley Grenz was an influential late-20th-century evangelical theologian known for his work in systematic theology, postmodern theology, and especially his development of a relational, community-focused doctrine of the Trinity.
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E.
Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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Reformed theologian ⓘ author ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Calvin University
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surface form:
Calvin College
Yale University ⓘ |
| denomination | Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ |
| employer | Calvin Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Plantinga
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| fieldOfWork |
Christian doctrine
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Reformed theology ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ doctrine of sin ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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religious non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Cornelius ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSpecialization |
Trinitarian theology
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doctrine of God ⓘ doctrine of sin (hamartiology) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abraham Kuyper
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John Calvin ⓘ Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology
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contributions to Reformed theology ⓘ popular-level theological writing ⓘ work on the doctrine of sin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Cornelius Plantinga Jr. self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Sure Thing: What We Believe and Why
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Beyond Doubt: Faith-Building Devotions on Questions Christians Ask ⓘ Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living ⓘ Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin ⓘ Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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seminary president ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Calvin Theological Seminary
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Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Reformed churches
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surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| theologicalTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Christian discipleship
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Christian higher education ⓘ preaching and homiletics ⓘ sin and brokenness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Cornelius Plantinga Jr. Description of subject: Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is an American Reformed theologian and author known for his influential work on sin, Christian doctrine, and contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Plantinga