Gustaf Aulén
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Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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| Gustaf Aulén canonical | 6 |
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Target entity: Gustaf Aulén Context triple: [Christus Victor theory of atonement, popularizedBy, Gustaf Aulén]
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Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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Francis Schaeffer
Francis Schaeffer was a prominent 20th-century evangelical theologian, philosopher, and apologist known for his influential writings on Christianity and Western culture and for founding the L'Abri community in Switzerland.
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Paul Körner
Paul Körner was a high-ranking Nazi official and close associate of Hermann Göring who played a key role in the economic and industrial mobilization of the Third Reich.
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Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German Protestant theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar often regarded as the father of modern liberal theology and a key figure in hermeneutics.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident whose writings and martyrdom profoundly shaped modern Christian ethics and resistance theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gustaf Aulén Target entity description: Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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A.
Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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B.
Francis Schaeffer
Francis Schaeffer was a prominent 20th-century evangelical theologian, philosopher, and apologist known for his influential writings on Christianity and Western culture and for founding the L'Abri community in Switzerland.
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C.
Paul Körner
Paul Körner was a high-ranking Nazi official and close associate of Hermann Göring who played a key role in the economic and industrial mobilization of the Third Reich.
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Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German Protestant theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar often regarded as the father of modern liberal theology and a key figure in hermeneutics.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident whose writings and martyrdom profoundly shaped modern Christian ethics and resistance theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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Lutheran theologian ⓘ Swedish person ⓘ bishop ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century theology ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Lund University
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surface form:
University of Lund
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| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Sweden ⓘ |
| emphasized |
God’s victory over the powers of evil in the atonement
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continuity between early church and Reformation theology ⓘ the dramatic, conflict-centered understanding of the cross ⓘ |
| familyName | Aulén ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dogmatics
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history of doctrine ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| genre |
dogmatic theology
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historical theology ⓘ theological literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Gustaf ⓘ |
| influenced |
atonement theology
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ecumenical theology ⓘ modern Lutheran theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Martin Luther
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Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Reformation theology
early church fathers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christus Victor theory of atonement
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surface form:
Christus Victor theory of the atonement
reviving the classic view of the atonement ⓘ systematizing the classic Christus Victor motif ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century Protestant theology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christus Victor theory of atonement
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surface form:
Christus Victor
Reformation and Catholicity ⓘ The Drama of the Atonement ⓘ The Faith of the Christian Church ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Strängnäs ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Lund University
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surface form:
University of Lund
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| theologicalConcept |
Christus Victor theory of atonement
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surface form:
Christus Victor
classic view of the atonement ⓘ contrast between classic, Latin, and subjective atonement theories ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Lutheran theology ⓘ |
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