John Courtney Murray
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John Courtney Murray was an American Jesuit priest and theologian best known for shaping modern Catholic thought on religious freedom and church–state relations, particularly through his influence on the Second Vatican Council.
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| John Courtney Murray canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Courtney Murray Context triple: [Reinhold Niebuhr, influenced, John Courtney Murray]
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Bernard Lonergan
Bernard Lonergan was a Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian best known for his work on theological method and the philosophy of cognition, especially in his major work "Insight."
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Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr was a prominent 20th-century American theologian, ethicist, and public intellectual best known for his work on Christian realism and the authorship of the Serenity Prayer.
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C.
Edward Schillebeeckx
Edward Schillebeeckx was a prominent 20th-century Belgian Dominican theologian known for his influential contributions to Catholic theology, especially in Christology and ecclesiology, and for his role in the theological developments surrounding the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
Ralph McInerny
Ralph McInerny was an American philosopher, Thomist scholar, and novelist best known for his work on medieval philosophy and his long tenure teaching at the University of Notre Dame.
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E.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hans Urs von Balthasar was a prominent 20th-century Swiss Catholic theologian known for his extensive writings on theological aesthetics, Christology, and the nature of revelation.
- 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: John Courtney Murray Target entity description: John Courtney Murray was an American Jesuit priest and theologian best known for shaping modern Catholic thought on religious freedom and church–state relations, particularly through his influence on the Second Vatican Council.
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A.
Bernard Lonergan
Bernard Lonergan was a Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian best known for his work on theological method and the philosophy of cognition, especially in his major work "Insight."
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B.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr was a prominent 20th-century American theologian, ethicist, and public intellectual best known for his work on Christian realism and the authorship of the Serenity Prayer.
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C.
Edward Schillebeeckx
Edward Schillebeeckx was a prominent 20th-century Belgian Dominican theologian known for his influential contributions to Catholic theology, especially in Christology and ecclesiology, and for his role in the theological developments surrounding the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
Ralph McInerny
Ralph McInerny was an American philosopher, Thomist scholar, and novelist best known for his work on medieval philosophy and his long tenure teaching at the University of Notre Dame.
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E.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hans Urs von Balthasar was a prominent 20th-century Swiss Catholic theologian known for his extensive writings on theological aesthetics, Christology, and the nature of revelation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
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Jesuit priest ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocated |
compatibility of Catholicism with American democracy
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religious liberty in pluralistic societies ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Jesuit Cemetery at Wernersville, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| clergyOf | Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Dignitatis humanae
ⓘ
linked to:
Dignitatis Humanae
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-08-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston College
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Woodstock College ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century theology ⓘ |
| familyName | Murray ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecclesiology
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moral theology ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American constitutional tradition
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Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
defense of religious liberty as a human right
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development of Catholic doctrine on church–state separation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| name | John Courtney Murray ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
work on church–state relations
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work on religious freedom in Catholic thought ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Problem of God
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We Hold These Truths ⓘ |
| occupation |
priest
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theologian ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Second Vatican Council theological preparations
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linked to:
peritus at the Second Vatican Council
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| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Queens ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor at Theological journal America ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly studies on Vatican II and religious freedom ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Roman Catholic theology
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linked to:
Catholic theology
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