Helmut Thielicke
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Helmut Thielicke was a prominent 20th-century German Protestant theologian and pastor known for his influential preaching, academic work, and writings on Christian ethics and faith under modern conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Helmut Thielicke canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4252967 — 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: Helmut Thielicke Context triple: [Tübinger Stift, notableAlumni, Helmut Thielicke]
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A.
Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
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B.
Dietrich Eckart
Dietrich Eckart was a German journalist, poet, and early Nazi ideologue who served as a key mentor to Adolf Hitler and helped shape the movement’s propaganda and ideology.
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C.
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
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D.
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner was a 20th-century German Jesuit priest and theologian whose transcendental and existential approach to Catholic theology made him one of the most influential thinkers of the Second Vatican Council.
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E.
Johann Baptist Metz
Johann Baptist Metz was a German Catholic theologian known for developing political theology, which emphasizes the church’s responsibility to address suffering, history, and social injustice.
- 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: Helmut Thielicke Target entity description: Helmut Thielicke was a prominent 20th-century German Protestant theologian and pastor known for his influential preaching, academic work, and writings on Christian ethics and faith under modern conditions.
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A.
Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
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B.
Dietrich Eckart
Dietrich Eckart was a German journalist, poet, and early Nazi ideologue who served as a key mentor to Adolf Hitler and helped shape the movement’s propaganda and ideology.
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C.
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
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D.
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner was a 20th-century German Jesuit priest and theologian whose transcendental and existential approach to Catholic theology made him one of the most influential thinkers of the Second Vatican Council.
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E.
Johann Baptist Metz
Johann Baptist Metz was a German Catholic theologian known for developing political theology, which emphasizes the church’s responsibility to address suffering, history, and social injustice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethicist
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Lutheran theologian ⓘ Protestant theologian ⓘ human ⓘ pastor ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| confession | Lutheran ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | West Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-12-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-03-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
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linked to:
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Hamburg
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University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Thielicke ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ethics
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homiletics ⓘ practical theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Helmut ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential preaching
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lectures during and after World War II ⓘ popular theological writing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century Protestant theology ⓘ |
| name | Helmut Thielicke ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Christian faith under modern conditions
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ethics of responsibility ⓘ |
| notableWork |
How the World Began
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Life Can Begin Again ⓘ Out of Concern for the Church ⓘ The Waiting Father ⓘ Theological Ethics ⓘ |
| occupation |
pastor
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theologian ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wuppertal ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamburg ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Rector of the University of Hamburg ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
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Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| spouse | Ruth Thielicke ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hamburg
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Tübingen ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Christian ethics in modern society
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suffering and providence ⓘ the problem of evil ⓘ |
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