Joseph Bellamy
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Joseph Bellamy was an influential 18th-century American Congregational minister and theologian whose sermons and writings helped shape the development of New England theology in the era following Jonathan Edwards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Bellamy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6772345 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Bellamy Context triple: [New England theology, hasKeyFigure, Joseph Bellamy]
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A.
George Morton
George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
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B.
Richard Bright
Richard Bright was a 19th-century English physician best known as a pioneer of nephrology for his landmark work on kidney disease.
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C.
William Strickland
William Strickland was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer known for pioneering the Greek Revival style in the United States.
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D.
Henry Beadman Bryant
Henry Beadman Bryant was a 19th-century American educator and co-founder of the Bryant & Stratton chain of business colleges, known for pioneering practical commercial education.
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E.
Thomas Parkhurst
Thomas Parkhurst was a 17th-century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing prominent Puritan and religious works.
- 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: Joseph Bellamy Target entity description: Joseph Bellamy was an influential 18th-century American Congregational minister and theologian whose sermons and writings helped shape the development of New England theology in the era following Jonathan Edwards.
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A.
George Morton
George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
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B.
Richard Bright
Richard Bright was a 19th-century English physician best known as a pioneer of nephrology for his landmark work on kidney disease.
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C.
William Strickland
William Strickland was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer known for pioneering the Greek Revival style in the United States.
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D.
Henry Beadman Bryant
Henry Beadman Bryant was a 19th-century American educator and co-founder of the Bryant & Stratton chain of business colleges, known for pioneering practical commercial education.
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E.
Thomas Parkhurst
Thomas Parkhurst was a 17th-century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing prominent Puritan and religious works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Congregational minister
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Christian minister ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| denomination | Congregationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
homiletics
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theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
sermons
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theological treatises ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Divinity theologians
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later Congregational ministers in New England ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jonathan Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential revival preaching
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shaping post-Edwards New England theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Calvinism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Wisdom of God in the Permission of Sin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theron, Paulinus, and Aspasio NERFINISHED ⓘ True Religion Delineated NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Congregational minister
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTopicOf | Joseph Bellamy’s sermons and writings on New England theology ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Bellamy Description of subject: Joseph Bellamy was an influential 18th-century American Congregational minister and theologian whose sermons and writings helped shape the development of New England theology in the era following Jonathan Edwards.
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