Jonathan Edwards
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Jonathan Edwards was an 18th-century American theologian and preacher, a central figure of the First Great Awakening and one of the most influential thinkers in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Edwards canonical | 43 |
| Jonathan Edwards Jr. | 3 |
| Jonathan Edwards (great-grandfather) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Jonathan Edwards Context triple: [Calvinism, associatedWithFigure, Jonathan Edwards]
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Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy was an American religious leader and author who founded the Church of Christ, Scientist and wrote its central text, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."
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John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith was an English composer best known for writing the melody that later became the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jonathan Edwards Target entity description: Jonathan Edwards was an 18th-century American theologian and preacher, a central figure of the First Great Awakening and one of the most influential thinkers in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
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A.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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B.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy was an American religious leader and author who founded the Church of Christ, Scientist and wrote its central text, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."
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D.
John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith was an English composer best known for writing the melody that later became the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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E.
John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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Calvinist theologian ⓘ Christian preacher ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Master of Arts ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Yale University
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surface form:
Yale College
|
| causeOfDeath | smallpox ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| child |
Esther Stoddard Edwards
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surface form:
Esther Edwards
Jonathan Edwards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jonathan Edwards Jr.
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| countryOfBirth |
Colonial America
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surface form:
British America
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| dateOfBirth | 1703-10-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1758-03-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale University
ⓘ
surface form:
Collegiate School (Yale College)
|
| employer |
College of New Jersey
ⓘ
Northampton church ⓘ |
| familyName | Edwards ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian philosophy
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homiletics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| influenced |
American evangelicalism
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Reformed theology in North America ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Puritanism ⓘ
surface form:
Puritan theology
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| knownFor |
Reformed evangelical theology
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influence on American evangelicalism ⓘ leading figure in the First Great Awakening ⓘ philosophical defense of Calvinist doctrines ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Great Awakening
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surface form:
First Great Awakening
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| notableWork |
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God ⓘ The Freedom of the Will ⓘ The Nature of True Virtue ⓘ |
| occupation |
college president
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missionary ⓘ pastor ⓘ |
| parent |
Esther Stoddard Edwards
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Timothy Edwards ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | East Windsor, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey Colony ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
missionary to Native Americans in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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pastor at Northampton, Massachusetts ⓘ president of the College of New Jersey ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Reformed Protestantism ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Pierpont Edwards ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Calvinism ⓘ |
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Subject: Jonathan Edwards Description of subject: Jonathan Edwards was an 18th-century American theologian and preacher, a central figure of the First Great Awakening and one of the most influential thinkers in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
Referenced by (47)
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