Department of Practical Theology
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The Department of Practical Theology is an academic unit at Princeton Theological Seminary that focuses on the study and practice of ministry, pastoral care, preaching, and other applied aspects of Christian theology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Practical Theology canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T403456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Practical Theology Context triple: [Princeton Theological Seminary, hasAcademicUnit, Department of Practical Theology]
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A.
Department of Theology
The Department of Theology is an academic division of Princeton Theological Seminary dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of Christian theology and related religious thought.
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B.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of theology, religious thought, and related disciplines.
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C.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Göttingen is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of Christian theology, religious history, and related disciplines.
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D.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology is an academic division of the Pontifical Xavierian University dedicated to higher education and research in theological and religious studies.
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E.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Zurich is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of theology, religion, and related disciplines.
- 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: Department of Practical Theology Target entity description: The Department of Practical Theology is an academic unit at Princeton Theological Seminary that focuses on the study and practice of ministry, pastoral care, preaching, and other applied aspects of Christian theology.
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A.
Department of Theology
The Department of Theology is an academic division of Princeton Theological Seminary dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of Christian theology and related religious thought.
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B.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of theology, religious thought, and related disciplines.
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C.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Göttingen is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of Christian theology, religious history, and related disciplines.
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D.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology is an academic division of the Pontifical Xavierian University dedicated to higher education and research in theological and religious studies.
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E.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Zurich is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of theology, religion, and related disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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theological studies department ⓘ university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
religious studies
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theology ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Presbyterian Church (USA)
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surface form:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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| campus |
Princeton Theological Seminary
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surface form:
Princeton Theological Seminary campus
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| educationalLevel | postgraduate ⓘ |
| employs | faculty in practical theology ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Christian education
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congregational studies ⓘ homiletics ⓘ liturgics ⓘ ministry ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ pastoral counseling ⓘ practical ecclesiology ⓘ practical theology ⓘ preaching ⓘ worship studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
applied aspects of Christian theology
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church leadership ⓘ formation of clergy ⓘ pastoral practice ⓘ practical implications of Christian doctrine ⓘ practice of ministry ⓘ |
| hasType | graduate-level department ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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| mission | to integrate theological reflection with the practice of ministry ⓘ |
| offers |
courses in Christian education
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courses in leadership and ministry practice ⓘ courses in pastoral care ⓘ courses in preaching ⓘ courses in worship and liturgy ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Doctor of Ministry courses
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Doctor of Philosophy courses in practical theology ⓘ Master of Arts courses ⓘ Master of Divinity courses ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Princeton Theological Seminary
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surface form:
Faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary
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| partOf | Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| regionServed | global Christian church ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ptsem.edu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Department of Practical Theology Description of subject: The Department of Practical Theology is an academic unit at Princeton Theological Seminary that focuses on the study and practice of ministry, pastoral care, preaching, and other applied aspects of Christian theology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Theology, University of Basel