J. Gresham Machen
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J. Gresham Machen was an influential early 20th-century American Presbyterian theologian and New Testament scholar, best known for his defense of historic Christian orthodoxy against theological liberalism and for founding Westminster Theological Seminary.
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| J. Gresham Machen canonical | 11 |
| John Gresham Machen | 2 |
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Target entity: J. Gresham Machen Context triple: [Princeton Theological Seminary, hasNotableAlumnus, J. Gresham Machen]
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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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Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and long-time Princeton professor known for his influential Reformed theology and the multi-volume "Systematic Theology."
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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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B. B. Warfield
B. B. Warfield was an influential American Presbyterian theologian and professor renowned for his rigorous defense of biblical inerrancy and Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Robert Gordon Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul was a prominent American educator who served as the long-time president of the University of California system in the mid-20th century.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: J. Gresham Machen Target entity description: J. Gresham Machen was an influential early 20th-century American Presbyterian theologian and New Testament scholar, best known for his defense of historic Christian orthodoxy against theological liberalism and for founding Westminster Theological Seminary.
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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.
Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and long-time Princeton professor known for his influential Reformed theology and the multi-volume "Systematic Theology."
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C.
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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B. B. Warfield
B. B. Warfield was an influential American Presbyterian theologian and professor renowned for his rigorous defense of biblical inerrancy and Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Robert Gordon Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul was a prominent American educator who served as the long-time president of the University of California system in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
American
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New Testament scholar ⓘ Presbyterian ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Johns Hopkins University
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Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ University of Göttingen ⓘ University of Marburg ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1881-07-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1937-01-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bismarck, North Dakota
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surface form:
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
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| denomination |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| employer |
Princeton Theological Seminary
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Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| familyName | Machen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Testament studies
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apologetics ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| founded |
Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions
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Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| fullName |
J. Gresham Machen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John Gresham Machen
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| givenName | John ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Orthodox Presbyterian Church ⓘ |
| ideology |
confessional Reformed theology
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conservative Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church tradition
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conservative Reformed and Presbyterian churches in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
B. B. Warfield
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Geerhardus Vos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of historic Christian orthodoxy
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founding Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ opposition to theological liberalism ⓘ role in founding the Orthodox Presbyterian Church ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
theological liberalism
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surface form:
Christianity and Liberalism
The Origin of Paul’s Religion ⓘ Virgin Birth of Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
The Virgin Birth of Christ
What Is Faith? ⓘ |
| occupation |
New Testament scholar
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clergyman ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
modernism in Protestant theology
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theological liberalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary
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Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
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Subject: J. Gresham Machen Description of subject: J. Gresham Machen was an influential early 20th-century American Presbyterian theologian and New Testament scholar, best known for his defense of historic Christian orthodoxy against theological liberalism and for founding Westminster Theological Seminary.
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