Rudolf Otto
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Rudolf Otto was a German Lutheran theologian and religious scholar best known for his influential work "The Idea of the Holy," in which he analyzed the concept of the numinous and the non-rational aspects of religious experience.
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| Rudolf Otto canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rudolf Otto Context triple: [Gifford Lectures, notableLecturer, Rudolf Otto]
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Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
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Helmut Thielicke
Helmut Thielicke was a prominent 20th-century German Protestant theologian and pastor known for his influential preaching, academic work, and writings on Christian ethics and faith under modern conditions.
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Ferdinand Christian Baur
Ferdinand Christian Baur was a 19th-century German Protestant theologian and founder of the Tübingen School, known for his critical-historical approach to early Christianity and the New Testament.
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Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German Protestant theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar often regarded as the father of modern liberal theology and a key figure in hermeneutics.
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Karl Barth
Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian and leading figure of 20th-century neo-orthodoxy, best known for his monumental work "Church Dogmatics" and his decisive role in opposing Nazi-influenced theology.
- 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: Rudolf Otto Target entity description: Rudolf Otto was a German Lutheran theologian and religious scholar best known for his influential work "The Idea of the Holy," in which he analyzed the concept of the numinous and the non-rational aspects of religious experience.
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A.
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
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B.
Helmut Thielicke
Helmut Thielicke was a prominent 20th-century German Protestant theologian and pastor known for his influential preaching, academic work, and writings on Christian ethics and faith under modern conditions.
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C.
Ferdinand Christian Baur
Ferdinand Christian Baur was a 19th-century German Protestant theologian and founder of the Tübingen School, known for his critical-historical approach to early Christianity and the New Testament.
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D.
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German Protestant theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar often regarded as the father of modern liberal theology and a key figure in hermeneutics.
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E.
Karl Barth
Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian and leading figure of 20th-century neo-orthodoxy, best known for his monumental work "Church Dogmatics" and his decisive role in opposing Nazi-influenced theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
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Lutheran theologian ⓘ human ⓘ religious scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in theology ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | Protestant theology ⓘ |
| citizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparativeStudy | Christian mysticism and Hindu mysticism ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Germany
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Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1869-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-03-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
NERFINISHED
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University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Breslau
NERFINISHED
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University of Göttingen NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Otto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophy of religion
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religious studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Rudolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
C. S. Lewis
NERFINISHED
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Karl Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ Mircea Eliade NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninian Smart NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Tillich NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Schleiermacher
NERFINISHED
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ Jakob Friedrich Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of the numinous in religious experience
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concept of the holy as non-rational and sui generis ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
mysterium tremendum et fascinans
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the numinous ⓘ |
| mainInterest | non-rational aspects of religious experience ⓘ |
| movement |
dialectical theology
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phenomenology of religion ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Idea of the Holy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork | Das Heilige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Peine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of history of religion
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professor of systematic theology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| studied |
Immanuel Kant
NERFINISHED
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Jakob Friedrich Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Mysticism East and West
NERFINISHED
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Naturalism and Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Philosophy of Religion Based on Kant and Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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