Samuel Hopkins
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Samuel Hopkins was an 18th-century American Congregationalist theologian known for developing a rigorous Calvinist system later called Hopkinsianism, which became a central strand of New England theology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Hopkins canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6772344 — 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: Samuel Hopkins Context triple: [New England theology, hasKeyFigure, Samuel Hopkins]
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Dr. Samuel Hopkins
Dr. Samuel Hopkins is a fictional Calvinist minister and theologian in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "The Minister's Wooing," loosely based on the historical New England preacher of the same name.
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Isaac Royall Jr.
Isaac Royall Jr. was an 18th-century New England slaveholder and wealthy merchant whose bequest helped endow Harvard Law School, making him a controversial figure in American legal and educational history.
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C.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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Solomon Stoddard
Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.
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E.
Thomas Clap
Thomas Clap was an 18th-century American clergyman and academic who significantly shaped Yale College’s curriculum, governance, and early development as its long-serving president.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Hopkins Target entity description: Samuel Hopkins was an 18th-century American Congregationalist theologian known for developing a rigorous Calvinist system later called Hopkinsianism, which became a central strand of New England theology.
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A.
Dr. Samuel Hopkins
Dr. Samuel Hopkins is a fictional Calvinist minister and theologian in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "The Minister's Wooing," loosely based on the historical New England preacher of the same name.
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B.
Isaac Royall Jr.
Isaac Royall Jr. was an 18th-century New England slaveholder and wealthy merchant whose bequest helped endow Harvard Law School, making him a controversial figure in American legal and educational history.
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C.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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D.
Solomon Stoddard
Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.
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E.
Thomas Clap
Thomas Clap was an 18th-century American clergyman and academic who significantly shaped Yale College’s curriculum, governance, and early development as its long-serving president.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Congregationalist theologian
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theologian ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| doctrineDeveloped | Hopkinsianism ⓘ |
| era |
Colonial America
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Early American Republic ⓘ
linked to:
Early Republic of the United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
dogmatic theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced | New England theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jonathan Edwards
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New England theology
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developing Hopkinsianism ⓘ |
| movement | Hopkinsianism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| placeInHistory | central figure in New England theology ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | New England ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
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Congregationalism ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
disinterested benevolence
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emphasis on divine sovereignty ⓘ emphasis on human depravity ⓘ opposition to self-love as moral principle ⓘ rigorous Calvinism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Samuel Hopkins Description of subject: Samuel Hopkins was an 18th-century American Congregationalist theologian known for developing a rigorous Calvinist system later called Hopkinsianism, which became a central strand of New England theology.
Referenced by (6)
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