historical New England preacher Samuel Hopkins
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Samuel Hopkins was an influential 18th-century New England Congregationalist minister and theologian best known for developing the Calvinist theological system later called Hopkinsianism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| historical New England preacher Samuel Hopkins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: historical New England preacher Samuel Hopkins Context triple: [Dr. Samuel Hopkins (fictional character), hasFictionalCounterpartOf, historical New England preacher Samuel Hopkins]
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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.
Stephen Sewall
Stephen Sewall was an 18th-century American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature.
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C.
John Williams (Puritan minister)
John Williams was a Puritan minister from Deerfield, Massachusetts, best known for his captivity narrative recounting his abduction during the 1704 raid on Deerfield in Queen Anne’s War.
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D.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: historical New England preacher Samuel Hopkins Target entity description: Samuel Hopkins was an influential 18th-century New England Congregationalist minister and theologian best known for developing the Calvinist theological system later called Hopkinsianism.
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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.
Stephen Sewall
Stephen Sewall was an 18th-century American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature.
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C.
John Williams (Puritan minister)
John Williams was a Puritan minister from Deerfield, Massachusetts, best known for his captivity narrative recounting his abduction during the 1704 raid on Deerfield in Queen Anne’s War.
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D.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Calvinist theologian
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Congregationalist minister ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1721-09-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New England
NERFINISHED
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Waterbury, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1803-12-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale College
NERFINISHED
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Yale University ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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American colonial period ⓘ |
| familyName | Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | 19th-century American evangelical thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Congregationalism
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New England theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Calvin
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New England theology
NERFINISHED
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developing Hopkinsianism ⓘ ethical theory of disinterested benevolence ⓘ opposition to slavery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Hopkinsianism
NERFINISHED
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New Divinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
disinterested benevolence
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emphasis on submission to God’s will ⓘ modified Calvinist doctrine of sin and virtue ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Treatise on the Nature of True Holiness
NERFINISHED
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Dialogue Concerning the Slavery of the Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ System of Doctrines Contained in Divine Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
minister
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preacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| partOf | New England Congregationalist tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
pastor in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
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pastor in Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| religion |
Congregationalism
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Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| studentOf | Jonathan Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Calvinism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: historical New England preacher Samuel Hopkins Description of subject: Samuel Hopkins was an influential 18th-century New England Congregationalist minister and theologian best known for developing the Calvinist theological system later called Hopkinsianism.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dr. Samuel Hopkins (fictional character)