Calvinism
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Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calvinism Context triple: [Dutch Americans, religion, Calvinism]
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Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
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Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination, centered on the authority of the Pope and the teachings and sacramental traditions of the Catholic Church.
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Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
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Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
- 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: Calvinism Target entity description: Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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A.
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
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B.
Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination, centered on the authority of the Pope and the teachings and sacramental traditions of the Catholic Church.
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C.
Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
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D.
Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
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E.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological tradition
ⓘ
Reformed theology ⓘ branch of Protestantism ⓘ |
| affirms | the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Abraham Kuyper
ⓘ
John Calvin ⓘ John Knox ⓘ Jonathan Edwards ⓘ Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Arminianism
ⓘ
Lutheranism on predestination ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| emphasizes |
God’s absolute sovereignty in salvation
ⓘ
human inability to achieve salvation without grace ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | TULIP ⓘ |
| hasCoreDoctrine |
irresistible grace
ⓘ
limited atonement ⓘ perseverance of the saints ⓘ predestination ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ total depravity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
Calvinism
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hyper-Calvinism
Calvinism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Calvinism
Calvinism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Calvinism
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| holdsViewOnPredestination | double predestination in some strands ⓘ |
| influenced |
Congregationalism
ⓘ
Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ Huguenots ⓘ Presbyterianism ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed churches
some Baptist traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Calvinism
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustinian theology
Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Calvin ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| originatedInRegion |
Switzerland
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| teaches |
Scripture as the ultimate authority
ⓘ
salvation is by grace alone ⓘ salvation is through faith alone ⓘ |
| teachesAboutElection | God chooses the elect unconditionally ⓘ |
| teachesAboutPerseverance | the elect will persevere in faith ⓘ |
| usesCanons | Canons of Dort ⓘ |
| usesCatechism | Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ |
| usesConfession |
Belgic Confession
ⓘ
Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ |
| viewsAtonementAs | limited in scope to the elect in classic formulations ⓘ |
| viewsGraceAs | irresistible for the elect ⓘ |
| viewsHumanNatureAs | totally depraved after the Fall ⓘ |
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Subject: Calvinism Description of subject: Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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