Emil Brunner
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Emil Brunner was a prominent 20th-century Swiss Reformed theologian known for his major contributions to neo-orthodox theology and his dialogue with Karl Barth.
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| Emil Brunner canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emil Brunner Context triple: [Neo-orthodoxy, hasKeyFigure, Emil Brunner]
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A.
Hugo Rahner
Hugo Rahner was a German Jesuit priest, theologian, and church historian known for his influential studies on the early Church and patristic theology.
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B.
John G. Cullmann
John G. Cullmann was a German-born entrepreneur and colonizer who founded and promoted the settlement that became Cullman, Alabama in the 19th century.
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C.
Fritz Kaegi
Fritz Kaegi is an American public official who serves as the elected assessor of Cook County, Illinois, overseeing the valuation of property for tax purposes.
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D.
Heinrich Zurfluh
Heinrich Zurfluh was a mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Dykh-Tau in the Caucasus.
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E.
Hans Frei
Hans Frei was a prominent 20th-century American theologian associated with postliberal theology and narrative approaches to Scripture at Yale Divinity School.
- 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: Emil Brunner Target entity description: Emil Brunner was a prominent 20th-century Swiss Reformed theologian known for his major contributions to neo-orthodox theology and his dialogue with Karl Barth.
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A.
Hugo Rahner
Hugo Rahner was a German Jesuit priest, theologian, and church historian known for his influential studies on the early Church and patristic theology.
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B.
John G. Cullmann
John G. Cullmann was a German-born entrepreneur and colonizer who founded and promoted the settlement that became Cullman, Alabama in the 19th century.
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C.
Fritz Kaegi
Fritz Kaegi is an American public official who serves as the elected assessor of Cook County, Illinois, overseeing the valuation of property for tax purposes.
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D.
Heinrich Zurfluh
Heinrich Zurfluh was a mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Dykh-Tau in the Caucasus.
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E.
Hans Frei
Hans Frei was a prominent 20th-century American theologian associated with postliberal theology and narrative approaches to Scripture at Yale Divinity School.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss Reformed theologian
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person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Zurich ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1889-12-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Winterthur ⓘ |
| citizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | Switzerland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1966-04-06 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Swiss Reformed Church
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linked to:
Evangelical-Reformed Church in Switzerland
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| doctoralDegree | doctorate in theology ⓘ |
| doctoralThesis | Das Symbolische in der religiösen Erkenntnis ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Union Theological Seminary in New York City
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linked to:
Union Theological Seminary
University of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Zurich ⓘ |
| employer | University of Zurich ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Brunner ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
systematic theology
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theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Emil ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Christian theology
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Protestant theology
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Reformed theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Karl Barth ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian ethics
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contributions to neo-orthodox theology ⓘ dialogue with Karl Barth ⓘ doctrine of the imago Dei ⓘ emphasis on revelation as personal encounter ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement |
dialectical theology
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neo-orthodoxy ⓘ |
| name | Emil Brunner ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Man in Revolt
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The Divine Imperative ⓘ The Mediator ⓘ Truth as Encounter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of systematic and practical theology ⓘ |
| religion |
Reformed Christianity
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linked to:
Reformed theology
|
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Christology
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anthropology ⓘ church and society ⓘ revelation ⓘ |
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