Langdon Gilkey
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Langdon Gilkey was an American theologian and author known for his reflections on faith, ethics, and human nature, particularly shaped by his experiences as a civilian internee in China during World War II.
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| Langdon Gilkey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8380854 — 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: Langdon Gilkey Context triple: [Weihsien Internment Camp, notablePrisoner, Langdon Gilkey]
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John Hailey
John Hailey was a 19th-century Idaho pioneer, businessman, and politician whose contributions to the region’s early development led to the city of Hailey, Idaho being named in his honor.
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Daniel Lothrop
Daniel Lothrop was a 19th-century American publisher best known for founding the D. Lothrop Company, which specialized in children's and religious literature.
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C.
Stephen Holbrook
Stephen Holbrook is a notable individual recognized for his contributions in his professional field, though specific widely known details about his work are not clearly established from the given information.
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John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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Edward Lyons
Edward Lyons is one of the central twin brothers in Willy Russell's musical "Blood Brothers," whose privileged upbringing contrasts sharply with his sibling's working-class life.
- 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: Langdon Gilkey Target entity description: Langdon Gilkey was an American theologian and author known for his reflections on faith, ethics, and human nature, particularly shaped by his experiences as a civilian internee in China during World War II.
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A.
John Hailey
John Hailey was a 19th-century Idaho pioneer, businessman, and politician whose contributions to the region’s early development led to the city of Hailey, Idaho being named in his honor.
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B.
Daniel Lothrop
Daniel Lothrop was a 19th-century American publisher best known for founding the D. Lothrop Company, which specialized in children's and religious literature.
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C.
Stephen Holbrook
Stephen Holbrook is a notable individual recognized for his contributions in his professional field, though specific widely known details about his work are not clearly established from the given information.
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D.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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E.
Edward Lyons
Edward Lyons is one of the central twin brothers in Willy Russell's musical "Blood Brothers," whose privileged upbringing contrasts sharply with his sibling's working-class life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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theologian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-02-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-11-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Georgetown University
NERFINISHED
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Union Theological Seminary NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago Divinity School NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Whitney Gilkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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philosophy of religion ⓘ religious studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
theological literature ⓘ |
| hasExperience | civilian internee in China during World War II ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Barth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Tillich NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhold Niebuhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
reflections on faith and modernity
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theological analysis of human nature ⓘ writings on ethics and public life ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Winifred Gilkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Protestant theology
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neo-orthodox theology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
interaction of Christian theology and modern secular culture
ⓘ
theological interpretation of historical events ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Twilight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maker of Heaven and Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Message and Existence NERFINISHED ⓘ Naming the Whirlwind NERFINISHED ⓘ Reaping the Whirlwind NERFINISHED ⓘ Shantung Compound NERFINISHED ⓘ Society and the Sacred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn |
World War II civilian internment in China
NERFINISHED
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internment at Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Charlottesville
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Langdon Gilkey Description of subject: Langdon Gilkey was an American theologian and author known for his reflections on faith, ethics, and human nature, particularly shaped by his experiences as a civilian internee in China during World War II.
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