Leonardo Boff
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Catholic theologian
former Franciscan friar
human
liberation theologian
theologian
university teacher
writer
Leonardo Boff is a Brazilian theologian, former Franciscan friar, and prominent proponent of liberation theology known for his critiques of Church hierarchy and advocacy for social justice and environmental causes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonardo Boff canonical | 11 |
| Clodovis Boff | 1 |
| Genézio Darci Boff | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2112778 — 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: Leonardo Boff Context triple: [liberation theology, associatedWith, Leonardo Boff]
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A.
Hans Küng
Hans Küng was a prominent Swiss Catholic theologian and author known for his critical views on papal infallibility and his influential work on ecumenism and global ethics.
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B.
Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher best known for his critical pedagogy and his influential work "Pedagogy of the Oppressed," which advocates education as a practice of freedom and social transformation.
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C.
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner was a 20th-century German Jesuit priest and theologian whose transcendental and existential approach to Catholic theology made him one of the most influential thinkers of the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
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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E.
Teófilo Braga
Teófilo Braga was a Portuguese writer, literary historian, and politician who briefly served as President of Portugal during the early years of the First Republic.
- 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: Leonardo Boff Target entity description: Leonardo Boff is a Brazilian theologian, former Franciscan friar, and prominent proponent of liberation theology known for his critiques of Church hierarchy and advocacy for social justice and environmental causes.
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A.
Hans Küng
Hans Küng was a prominent Swiss Catholic theologian and author known for his critical views on papal infallibility and his influential work on ecumenism and global ethics.
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B.
Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher best known for his critical pedagogy and his influential work "Pedagogy of the Oppressed," which advocates education as a practice of freedom and social transformation.
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C.
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner was a 20th-century German Jesuit priest and theologian whose transcendental and existential approach to Catholic theology made him one of the most influential thinkers of the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
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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E.
Teófilo Braga
Teófilo Braga was a Portuguese writer, literary historian, and politician who briefly served as President of Portugal during the early years of the First Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
ⓘ
former Franciscan friar ⓘ human ⓘ liberation theologian ⓘ theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
ⓘ
theology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Right Livelihood Award
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Sérgio Buarque de Holanda Prize ⓘ |
| birthName |
Genézio Darci Boff
ⓘ
linked to:
Leonardo Boff
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
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linked to:
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
|
| dateOfBirth | 1938-12-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
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University of Munich ⓘ
linked to:
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
|
| fieldOfWork |
eco-theology
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ethics ⓘ political theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Clodovis Boff ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of environmental causes
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advocacy of social justice ⓘ critique of Church hierarchy ⓘ eco-theology ⓘ liberation theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
| movement | liberation theology ⓘ |
| name | Leonardo Boff ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
integral ecology
ⓘ
option for the poor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Church: Charism and Power
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Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor ⓘ Ecology and Liberation ⓘ Jesus Christ Liberator ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
professor ⓘ theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
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professor at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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linked to:
Rio de Janeiro
|
| sanction | silenced by the Vatican in the 1980s ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | liberation theology ⓘ |
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Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Leonardo Boff
linked to: Leonardo Boff