William Perkins
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William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Perkins canonical | 12 |
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Target entity: William Perkins Context triple: [Puritanism, keyFigure, William Perkins]
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John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan church leader, theologian, and writer best known for works like "The Reformed Pastor" and "The Saints' Everlasting Rest."
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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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E.
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards was an 18th-century American theologian and preacher, a central figure of the First Great Awakening and one of the most influential thinkers in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Perkins Target entity description: William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
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A.
John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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B.
Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan church leader, theologian, and writer best known for works like "The Reformed Pastor" and "The Saints' Everlasting Rest."
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards was an 18th-century American theologian and preacher, a central figure of the First Great Awakening and one of the most influential thinkers in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian preacher
ⓘ
English theologian ⓘ Puritan theologian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Master of Arts ⓘ |
| almaMater | Christ's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| birthCountry | England ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bulkington
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Warwickshire ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1558 ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1602 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
assurance of salvation
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practical divinity ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Christ's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| era |
English Renaissance
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surface form:
Elizabethan era
|
| fieldOfWork |
homiletics
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pastoral theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Puritanism
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surface form:
English Puritans
John Cotton ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ
surface form:
New England Puritans
Richard Sibbes ⓘ William Ames ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influencing early English Puritanism
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pastoral and practical theology ⓘ popularizing Reformed theology in England ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| name | William Perkins self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Discourse of Conscience
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A Golden Chain ⓘ A Treatise of the Vocations or Callings of Men ⓘ The Art of Prophesying ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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preacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire, England ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
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| positionHeld |
lecturer in theology
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preacher at Great St Andrew's Church, Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Puritanism ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
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Subject: William Perkins Description of subject: William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
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