Scholastic theology

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Christian theology intellectual tradition medieval philosophy theological tradition

Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Scholasticism	9
Scholastic theology canonical	7
Scholastic philosophy	5
Thomism	3
Western Christian theology	2
High scholasticism	1
Second Scholasticism	1
neo-Thomism	1
scholastic theology	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T430934 — 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: Scholastic theology
Context triple: [Immaculate Conception, debatedIn, Scholastic theology]

A. Christian theology
Christian theology is the systematic study and interpretation of Christian beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, and the nature of reality as revealed in Scripture and tradition.
B. New Divinity theology
New Divinity theology was an 18th–19th century New England Calvinist movement, developed by followers of Jonathan Edwards, that emphasized God’s moral government, human responsibility, and disinterested benevolence.
C. Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of theology, religious thought, and related disciplines.
D. Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo is a leading academic division dedicated to the study of religion, theology, and related disciplines in Norway.
E. Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology is a division of Humboldt University of Berlin dedicated to academic study and research in theology, religion, and related disciplines.
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: Scholastic theology
Target entity description: Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.

A. Christian theology
Christian theology is the systematic study and interpretation of Christian beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, and the nature of reality as revealed in Scripture and tradition.
B. New Divinity theology
New Divinity theology was an 18th–19th century New England Calvinist movement, developed by followers of Jonathan Edwards, that emphasized God’s moral government, human responsibility, and disinterested benevolence.
C. Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva is an academic division dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of theology, religious thought, and related disciplines.
D. Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo is a leading academic division dedicated to the study of religion, theology, and related disciplines in Norway.
E. Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology is a division of Humboldt University of Berlin dedicated to academic study and research in theology, religion, and related disciplines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theology ⓘ intellectual tradition ⓘ medieval philosophy ⓘ theological tradition ⓘ
aimsTo	defend theological doctrines rationally ⓘ reconcile faith and reason ⓘ systematize Christian doctrine ⓘ
centralTheme	Incarnation ⓘ Trinity ⓘ ethics and natural law ⓘ grace and salvation ⓘ nature of God ⓘ sacraments ⓘ
continuedAs	Neo-scholasticism ⓘ
coreTextType	Sentences commentary ⓘ Summa ⓘ
developedInPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ
hasMajorFigure	Albert the Great ⓘ Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ Bonaventure ⓘ Duns Scotus ⓘ Peter Abelard ⓘ Peter Lombard ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas William of Ockham ⓘ
influenced	Catholic dogmatic theology ⓘ canon law reasoning ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ
influencedBy	Aristotle ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ Patristic theology ⓘ
institutionalContext	cathedral schools ⓘ medieval universities ⓘ
languageOfDiscourse	Latin ⓘ
mainlyAssociatedWith	Western Christianity ⓘ
methodCharacteristic	question-objection-reply structure ⓘ systematic organization of topics ⓘ use of distinctions and definitions ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Western Europe ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
uses	Aristotelian philosophy ⓘ dialectical method ⓘ formal logic ⓘ

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