John Owen
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John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Owen canonical | 16 |
| John Owen (theologian) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Owen Context triple: [Puritanism, keyFigure, John Owen]
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Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan church leader, theologian, and writer best known for works like "The Reformed Pastor" and "The Saints' Everlasting Rest."
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Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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John Knox
John Knox was a 16th-century Scottish Reformer and fiery preacher who led the establishment of Presbyterianism in Scotland and became one of the most influential figures of the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Owen Target entity description: John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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A.
Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan church leader, theologian, and writer best known for works like "The Reformed Pastor" and "The Saints' Everlasting Rest."
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B.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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D.
John Knox
John Knox was a 16th-century Scottish Reformer and fiery preacher who led the establishment of Presbyterianism in Scotland and became one of the most influential figures of the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan
ⓘ
author ⓘ pastor ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| almaMater |
The Queen's College, Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen’s College, Oxford
|
| appointedBy | Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Congregationalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Congregational churches
English Parliamentarian cause ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1616-01-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ Stadhampton ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Bunhill Fields
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1683-08-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ealing, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Ealing
England ⓘ Middlesex, England ⓘ
surface form:
Middlesex
|
| denomination | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| education |
The Queen's College, Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen’s College, Oxford
|
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Congregationalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Congregationalists
Baptists ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Baptists
modern Reformed theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
ⓘ
Reformed scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Reformed theology
ⓘ
doctrine of the atonement ⓘ works on sanctification ⓘ writings on Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | John Owen self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Display of Arminianism
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Of Communion with God ⓘ Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers ⓘ The Death of Death in the Death of Christ ⓘ The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed ⓘ The Glory of Christ ⓘ God the Holy Spirit ⓘ
surface form:
The Holy Spirit
|
| occupation |
pastor
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| position |
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Vice-Chancellor ⓘ
surface form:
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
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| religiousTradition |
Puritanism
ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| servedAs | chaplain to Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
assurance of salvation
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atonement ⓘ sanctification ⓘ work of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Calvinism ⓘ |
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