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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| Jaroslav Pelikan canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaroslav Pelikan Context triple: [Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities, notableRecipient, Jaroslav Pelikan]
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Raymond E. Brown
Raymond E. Brown was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic biblical scholar renowned for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the Johannine community.
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B.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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C.
Miroslav Volf
Miroslav Volf is a Croatian Protestant theologian known for his work on reconciliation, political theology, and the doctrine of the Trinity, particularly in relation to social and communal life.
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D.
Wolfhart Pannenberg
Wolfhart Pannenberg was a prominent 20th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his influential work in systematic theology and the dialogue between Christian faith, history, and science.
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E.
Ian Barbour
Ian Barbour was a pioneering scholar in the field of science and religion, renowned for his influential work on the relationship between scientific inquiry and Christian theology.
- 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: Jaroslav Pelikan Target entity description: 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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A.
Raymond E. Brown
Raymond E. Brown was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic biblical scholar renowned for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the Johannine community.
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B.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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C.
Miroslav Volf
Miroslav Volf is a Croatian Protestant theologian known for his work on reconciliation, political theology, and the doctrine of the Trinity, particularly in relation to social and communal life.
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D.
Wolfhart Pannenberg
Wolfhart Pannenberg was a prominent 20th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his influential work in systematic theology and the dialogue between Christian faith, history, and science.
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E.
Ian Barbour
Ian Barbour was a pioneering scholar in the field of science and religion, renowned for his influential work on the relationship between scientific inquiry and Christian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
NERFINISHED
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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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