Old Princeton theology

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Reformed theological tradition conservative Protestant theological movement

Old Princeton theology was a conservative Reformed theological tradition centered at Princeton Theological Seminary in the 19th and early 20th centuries, known for its strong defense of biblical inerrancy and rigorous Calvinist scholarship.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Old School Presbyterianism	5
Old Princeton theology canonical	4
Princeton theology	2
Old Princeton theologians	1
Old School Calvinism	1
Princeton Theology	1
Princeton theological tradition	1
Princeton theology tradition	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2286703 — 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.

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Target entity: Old Princeton theology
Context triple: [B. B. Warfield, movement, Old Princeton theology]

A. New England theology
New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
B. Scholastic theology
Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.
C. Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
D. Augustinian theology
Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.
E. Calvinism
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.
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: Old Princeton theology
Target entity description: Old Princeton theology was a conservative Reformed theological tradition centered at Princeton Theological Seminary in the 19th and early 20th centuries, known for its strong defense of biblical inerrancy and rigorous Calvinist scholarship.

A. New England theology
New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
B. Scholastic theology
Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.
C. Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
D. Augustinian theology
Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.
E. Calvinism
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Reformed theological tradition ⓘ conservative Protestant theological movement ⓘ
associatedDenomination	Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
associatedInstitution	Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ
centeredIn	Princeton, New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
coreDoctrine	authority of Scripture ⓘ biblical inerrancy ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ orthodox Calvinist soteriology ⓘ perseverance of the saints ⓘ substitutionary atonement ⓘ total depravity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ verbal plenary inspiration of Scripture ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasis	Reformed confessions ⓘ apologetics ⓘ careful exegesis of Scripture ⓘ confessional Presbyterianism ⓘ defense of historic Christian orthodoxy ⓘ rational defense of Christian faith ⓘ scholarly engagement with modern thought ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ use of Scottish Common Sense Realism ⓘ
endTime	1929 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
influenced	American Presbyterianism ⓘ linked to: Presbyterian Old School Presbyterianism ⓘ linked to: Old Princeton theology Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ conservative Reformed churches worldwide ⓘ fundamentalist–modernist controversy ⓘ linked to: Fundamentalist–modernist controversy
legacy	provided intellectual foundation for 20th‑century evangelicalism ⓘ shaped conservative evangelical doctrine of Scripture ⓘ
namedAfter	Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ
notableTheologian	A. A. Hodge ⓘ linked to: Caspar Wistar Hodge Sr. Archibald Alexander ⓘ B. B. Warfield ⓘ Charles Hodge ⓘ J. Gresham Machen ⓘ
reactionTo	higher criticism of the Bible ⓘ modernist theology ⓘ theological liberalism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Reformed Christianity ⓘ linked to: Reformed churches
startTime	1812 ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Calvinism ⓘ conservative Reformed theology ⓘ
viewOnReasonAndRevelation	reason and revelation are harmonious ⓘ
viewOnScience	Christianity is compatible with true science ⓘ
viewOnScripture	Scripture is without error in the original autographs ⓘ

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