New England theology
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New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New England theology canonical | 7 |
| New England Calvinism | 1 |
| New England religious thought | 1 |
| New England theological debates | 1 |
| Oberlin theology | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New England theology Context triple: [The Freedom of the Will, influenced, New England theology]
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A.
New England clergy
New England clergy were the influential Puritan ministers and religious leaders who shaped the spiritual, social, and intellectual life of the early New England colonies.
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Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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New England churches
New England churches are historic Protestant congregations and meetinghouses in the northeastern United States, closely associated with early Puritan settlement, congregational governance, and the region’s religious and civic life.
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Congregationalism
Congregationalism is a Protestant Christian movement characterized by the autonomy of local congregations, which historically shaped the religious and civic culture of New England.
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American Protestantism
American Protestantism is the diverse body of Protestant Christian traditions in the United States, shaped by early Puritan roots and later waves of evangelical, mainline, and fundamentalist movements.
- 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: New England theology Target entity description: New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
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A.
New England clergy
New England clergy were the influential Puritan ministers and religious leaders who shaped the spiritual, social, and intellectual life of the early New England colonies.
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B.
Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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C.
New England churches
New England churches are historic Protestant congregations and meetinghouses in the northeastern United States, closely associated with early Puritan settlement, congregational governance, and the region’s religious and civic life.
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D.
Congregationalism
Congregationalism is a Protestant Christian movement characterized by the autonomy of local congregations, which historically shaped the religious and civic culture of New England.
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E.
American Protestantism
American Protestantism is the diverse body of Protestant Christian traditions in the United States, shaped by early Puritan roots and later waves of evangelical, mainline, and fundamentalist movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century theology
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Calvinist theological tradition ⓘ Protestant theology ⓘ theological movement ⓘ |
| branch |
Andover Theological Seminary
ⓘ
surface form:
Andover theology
Hopkinsianism ⓘ New Divinity theology ⓘ
surface form:
New Divinity
New Haven theology ⓘ scientific management ⓘ
surface form:
Taylorism
|
| coreConcern |
adaptation of Calvinist doctrines to American culture
ⓘ
defense of divine justice and goodness ⓘ human moral agency ⓘ moral government of God ⓘ reconciliation of Calvinism with Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ revivalism and conversion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denominationalContext |
Congregationalism
ⓘ
Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| doctrine |
emphasis on disinterested benevolence
ⓘ
emphasis on human responsibility ⓘ emphasis on immediate repentance ⓘ modified view of election and reprobation ⓘ moral government theory of the atonement ⓘ natural ability and moral inability distinction ⓘ public justice view of the atonement ⓘ redefinition of original sin ⓘ |
| hasKeyCenter |
Andover Theological Seminary
ⓘ
Congregationalism ⓘ
surface form:
New England Congregational churches
New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ Northampton, Massachusetts ⓘ Yale College ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Asahel Nettleton
ⓘ
Bennet Tyler ⓘ Lyman Beecher ⓘ
surface form:
Charles G. Finney
Edwards Amasa Park ⓘ Horace Bushnell ⓘ Joseph Bellamy ⓘ Leonard Woods ⓘ Lyman Beecher ⓘ Nathaniel William Taylor ⓘ Samuel Hopkins ⓘ Timothy Dwight IV ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion | New England ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American social reform movements
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Evangelicalism ⓘ
surface form:
American evangelicalism
American revivalism ⓘ Second Great Awakening ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American republican thought
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Calvinism ⓘ Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ Jonathan Edwards ⓘ Scottish Common Sense Realism ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Old Princeton theology
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surface form:
Old School Calvinism
Princeton theology ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
disinterested benevolence
ⓘ
moral suasion ⓘ new measures revivalism ⓘ theological liberalization in New England ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| status | declined by late 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: New England theology Description of subject: New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oberlin theology
this entity surface form:
New England theological debates
subject surface form:
Dr. Samuel Hopkins (fictional character)
this entity surface form:
New England Calvinism
this entity surface form:
New England religious thought