Michael Waldstein
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Michael Waldstein is a Catholic theologian and scholar best known for his authoritative English translation and commentary on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
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| Michael Waldstein canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Waldstein Context triple: [Theology of the Body, editor, Michael Waldstein]
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George Weil
George Weil was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and is noted for being the operator who withdrew the control rod to initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Chicago Pile-1.
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Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
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Samuel Hoffenstein
Samuel Hoffenstein was an American screenwriter and poet best known for his witty, sophisticated scripts in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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Philip Steuer
Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
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Peter Anspach
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- 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: Michael Waldstein Target entity description: Michael Waldstein is a Catholic theologian and scholar best known for his authoritative English translation and commentary on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
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A.
George Weil
George Weil was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and is noted for being the operator who withdrew the control rod to initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Chicago Pile-1.
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B.
Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
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C.
Samuel Hoffenstein
Samuel Hoffenstein was an American screenwriter and poet best known for his witty, sophisticated scripts in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Philip Steuer
Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
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E.
Peter Anspach
Peter Anspach was one of the early New York brokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
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biblical scholar ⓘ person ⓘ translator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
PhD in New Testament
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doctorate in theology ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| citizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
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surface form:
Angelicum (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)
Harvard University ⓘ University of Dallas ⓘ University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| employer |
Ave Maria University
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Franciscan University of Steubenville ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic moral theology
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John Paul II studies ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical commentary
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scholarly translation ⓘ theological commentary ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Scriptural anthropology
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St. John Paul II’s philosophical and theological thought ⓘ biblical foundations of Catholic teaching on marriage ⓘ theology of the body ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commentator on John Paul II’s Theology of the Body
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translator of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body audiences ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
marriage and family
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patristic and medieval exegesis ⓘ sexual ethics in Catholic theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic tradition
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Pope John Paul II ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Scripture
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| knownFor |
authoritative English translation of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body
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commentary on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| notableIdea | integration of biblical exegesis with John Paul II’s theology of the body ⓘ |
| notableWork |
theology of the body
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surface form:
Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body
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| positionHeld |
Founding President of the International Theological Institute (Gaming, Austria)
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Max Seckler Professor of Theology (Ave Maria University) ⓘ Professor of Theology ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| translatedWork |
theology of the body
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surface form:
Theology of the Body (general audiences of Pope John Paul II)
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| workLocation |
Ave Maria, Florida
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Gaming, Austria ⓘ Steubenville, Ohio ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Theology of the Body