Neo-orthodoxy
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Neo-orthodoxy is a 20th-century Protestant theological movement, associated especially with Karl Barth, that reacted against liberal theology by reemphasizing divine revelation, the transcendence of God, and the centrality of Christ.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neo-Orthodoxy | 1 |
| Neo-orthodoxy canonical | 1 |
| neo-orthodoxy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2286852 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neo-orthodoxy Context triple: [Karl Barth, movement, Neo-orthodoxy]
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A.
Pietism
Pietism is a movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes personal faith, heartfelt devotion, moral renewal, and practical piety over formal doctrine and institutional structures.
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B.
theological liberalism
Theological liberalism is a modern Christian movement that reinterprets traditional doctrines in light of contemporary thought, science, and historical criticism, emphasizing ethical teachings and individual religious experience.
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C.
New England theology
New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
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D.
Humanistic Judaism
Humanistic Judaism is a nontheistic movement within Judaism that emphasizes Jewish culture, history, and ethical values rather than belief in a supernatural God.
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E.
Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism is a movement within Anglicanism that emphasizes Catholic theology, liturgy, and sacramental practice while remaining within the Anglican tradition.
- 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: Neo-orthodoxy Target entity description: Neo-orthodoxy is a 20th-century Protestant theological movement, associated especially with Karl Barth, that reacted against liberal theology by reemphasizing divine revelation, the transcendence of God, and the centrality of Christ.
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A.
Pietism
Pietism is a movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes personal faith, heartfelt devotion, moral renewal, and practical piety over formal doctrine and institutional structures.
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B.
theological liberalism
Theological liberalism is a modern Christian movement that reinterprets traditional doctrines in light of contemporary thought, science, and historical criticism, emphasizing ethical teachings and individual religious experience.
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C.
New England theology
New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
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D.
Humanistic Judaism
Humanistic Judaism is a nontheistic movement within Judaism that emphasizes Jewish culture, history, and ethical values rather than belief in a supernatural God.
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E.
Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism is a movement within Anglicanism that emphasizes Catholic theology, liturgy, and sacramental practice while remaining within the Anglican tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological movement
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Protestant theological movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
crisis theology
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dialectical theology ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
centrality of Christ
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divine revelation ⓘ priority of God’s Word ⓘ revelation in Jesus Christ ⓘ sinfulness of humanity ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ theology of the Word of God ⓘ transcendence of God ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Lutheran theology
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christ as the center of theology
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God’s initiative in revelation ⓘ the Word of God over human religion ⓘ the need for divine grace ⓘ the otherness of God ⓘ the seriousness of sin ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Eduard Thurneysen
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Emil Brunner ⓘ Friedrich Gogarten ⓘ H. Richard Niebuhr ⓘ Karl Barth ⓘ Paul Tillich ⓘ Reinhold Niebuhr ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Protestant theology
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ecumenical theology ⓘ political theology ⓘ post-liberal theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Martin Luther ⓘ Reformation theology ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ biblical theology ⓘ crisis of World War I ⓘ |
| keyWork |
Emil Brunner’s The Divine Imperative
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Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics ⓘ The Epistle to the Romans (Karl Barth) ⓘ
surface form:
Karl Barth’s Epistle to the Romans
Moral Man and Immoral Society ⓘ
surface form:
Reinhold Niebuhr’s Moral Man and Immoral Society
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| reactedAgainst |
19th-century theological liberalism
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cultural Protestantism ⓘ liberal Protestant theology ⓘ natural theology ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| timePeriod |
interwar period
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanity | humanity as radically sinful and finite ⓘ |
| viewOnNaturalTheology | rejection or strong critique of natural theology ⓘ |
| viewOnReason | limits of human reason in knowing God ⓘ |
| viewOnRevelation | revelation as personal encounter with God in Christ ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | Bible as witness to the Word of God ⓘ |
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Subject: Neo-orthodoxy Description of subject: Neo-orthodoxy is a 20th-century Protestant theological movement, associated especially with Karl Barth, that reacted against liberal theology by reemphasizing divine revelation, the transcendence of God, and the centrality of Christ.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Karl Barth
this entity surface form:
neo-orthodoxy
this entity surface form:
Neo-Orthodoxy