Footprints of the Creator
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Footprints of the Creator is a 19th-century work of natural theology by Scottish geologist Hugh Miller that uses geological evidence to argue for divine design in nature.
All labels observed (1)
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| Footprints of the Creator canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2090323 — 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: Footprints of the Creator Context triple: [Hugh Miller, notableWork, Footprints of the Creator]
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A.
The New Creation
The New Creation is a volume in Charles Taze Russell’s "Studies in the Scriptures" series that focuses on the development, character, and destiny of the Christian church as a spiritually renewed people.
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B.
The Divine Plan of the Ages
The Divine Plan of the Ages is a religious study volume outlining a dispensational interpretation of biblical history and prophecy, associated with early Bible Student theology.
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C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
Gates of Eden
"Gates of Eden" is a surreal, poetic song by Bob Dylan that explores themes of illusion, truth, and spiritual searching.
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E.
Firmament
Firmament is the vast, arching expanse of sky or heavens often conceived in ancient cosmologies as a solid dome separating the earthly realm from the celestial.
- 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: Footprints of the Creator Target entity description: Footprints of the Creator is a 19th-century work of natural theology by Scottish geologist Hugh Miller that uses geological evidence to argue for divine design in nature.
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A.
The New Creation
The New Creation is a volume in Charles Taze Russell’s "Studies in the Scriptures" series that focuses on the development, character, and destiny of the Christian church as a spiritually renewed people.
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B.
The Divine Plan of the Ages
The Divine Plan of the Ages is a religious study volume outlining a dispensational interpretation of biblical history and prophecy, associated with early Bible Student theology.
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C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
Gates of Eden
"Gates of Eden" is a surreal, poetic song by Bob Dylan that explores themes of illusion, truth, and spiritual searching.
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E.
Firmament
Firmament is the vast, arching expanse of sky or heavens often conceived in ancient cosmologies as a solid dome separating the earthly realm from the celestial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of natural theology ⓘ |
| argumentType | design argument ⓘ |
| author | Hugh Miller ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | geologist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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natural theology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-evolutionary
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theistic ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian readers
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general educated readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine design in nature
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relationship between geology and religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing 19th-century debates on science and religion
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using geological evidence to support natural theology ⓘ |
| opposes |
early evolutionary theories
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transmutation of species ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
fossil record
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paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| usesEvidenceFrom | geology ⓘ |
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