Jaroslav Pelikan
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Jaroslav Pelikan was a renowned American historian of Christianity and religious thought, best known for his extensive scholarship on the development of Christian doctrine.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American historian of Christianity
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human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in history of Christianity ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Kluge Prize
NERFINISHED
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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Eastern Orthodoxy in 1998 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-12-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-05-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Chicago
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Yale University ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Czech ⓘ |
| familyName | Pelikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historical theology
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history of Christian doctrine ⓘ history of Christianity ⓘ |
| givenName | Jaroslav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Martin Pelikan
NERFINISHED
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Michael Pelikan NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Pelikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
history of Christian creeds and confessions
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scholarship on the development of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jaroslav Pelikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christianity and Classical Culture
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Jesus Through the Centuries NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Through the Centuries NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformation of Church and Dogma (1300–1700) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100–600) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Growth of Medieval Theology (600–1300) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600–1700) NERFINISHED ⓘ Whose Bible Is It? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Akron, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamden, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of the Graduate School at Yale University
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Sterling Professor of History at Yale University ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| spouse | Sylvia Plachy Pelikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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