Francis Turretin
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Francis Turretin was a 17th-century Reformed theologian from Geneva, best known for his scholastic defense of Calvinist orthodoxy in works like the "Institutes of Elenctic Theology."
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| Francis Turretin canonical | 9 |
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Target entity: Francis Turretin Context triple: [Theodore Beza, influenced, Francis Turretin]
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William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
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D.
Zacharias Ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and key architect of Reformed doctrine, best known for his central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism.
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E.
Christian Thomasius
Christian Thomasius was a pioneering German jurist and philosopher of the early Enlightenment, known for promoting the use of the German language in academia and advocating religious tolerance and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Francis Turretin Target entity description: Francis Turretin was a 17th-century Reformed theologian from Geneva, best known for his scholastic defense of Calvinist orthodoxy in works like the "Institutes of Elenctic Theology."
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A.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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B.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
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D.
Zacharias Ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and key architect of Reformed doctrine, best known for his central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism.
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E.
Christian Thomasius
Christian Thomasius was a pioneering German jurist and philosopher of the early Enlightenment, known for promoting the use of the German language in academia and advocating religious tolerance and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Calvinist theologian
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Christian theologian ⓘ Reformed theologian ⓘ person ⓘ theological work ⓘ university ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
dogmatic theology
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polemical theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| author | Francis Turretin self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1623-10-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Geneva ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1687-09-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Geneva ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Genevan Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy of Geneva
Academy of Saumur ⓘ
surface form:
Saumur Academy
University of Leiden ⓘ Panthéon-Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
Utrecht University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Utrecht
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| employer |
Genevan Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy of Geneva
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| ethnicOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Turretin ⓘ |
| father | Benedict Turretin ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| influenced |
B. B. Warfield
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Charles Hodge ⓘ Old Princeton theology ⓘ
surface form:
Old Princeton theologians
Calvinism ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed orthodoxy
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| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| knownFor |
covenant theology
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doctrine of Scripture ⓘ doctrine of predestination ⓘ scholastic defense of Calvinist orthodoxy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Calvinism
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Reformed scholasticism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Medulla Theologiae
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surface form:
Institutes of Elenctic Theology
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| occupation |
theologian
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
pastor in Geneva
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professor of theology at the Academy of Geneva ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| theologicalTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Francis Turretin Description of subject: Francis Turretin was a 17th-century Reformed theologian from Geneva, best known for his scholastic defense of Calvinist orthodoxy in works like the "Institutes of Elenctic Theology."
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