Hosea Ballou
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Hosea Ballou was a prominent 19th-century American Universalist theologian and minister whose writings and preaching helped shape and popularize Universalist doctrine in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hosea Ballou canonical | 1 |
| Hosea Ballou II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hosea Ballou Context triple: [Universalist Church of America, notableLeader, Hosea Ballou]
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Benjamin Coffin III
Benjamin Coffin III is a central antagonist in the musical "Rent," portrayed as the former roommate-turned-landlord whose actions highlight themes of gentrification and conflict with the bohemian main characters.
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B.
Elizur Goodrich
Elizur Goodrich was an American lawyer, politician, and Yale professor who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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C.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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D.
Samuel Norton
Samuel Norton is a fictional, authoritarian prison warden and primary antagonist in Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" and its film adaptation "The Shawshank Redemption."
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E.
Abijah Bigelow
Abijah Bigelow was an early 19th-century American lawyer and Federalist politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
- 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: Hosea Ballou Target entity description: Hosea Ballou was a prominent 19th-century American Universalist theologian and minister whose writings and preaching helped shape and popularize Universalist doctrine in the United States.
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A.
Benjamin Coffin III
Benjamin Coffin III is a central antagonist in the musical "Rent," portrayed as the former roommate-turned-landlord whose actions highlight themes of gentrification and conflict with the bohemian main characters.
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B.
Elizur Goodrich
Elizur Goodrich was an American lawyer, politician, and Yale professor who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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C.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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D.
Samuel Norton
Samuel Norton is a fictional, authoritarian prison warden and primary antagonist in Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" and its film adaptation "The Shawshank Redemption."
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E.
Abijah Bigelow
Abijah Bigelow was an early 19th-century American lawyer and Federalist politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian minister
ⓘ
Universalist ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1852 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1791 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Auburn Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1771-04-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1852-06-07 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Universalist
ⓘ
linked to:
Universalism
|
| educatedIn | self-taught ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
New Englander
ⓘ
linked to:
New England
|
| familyName | Ballou ⓘ |
| givenName | Hosea ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Hosea Ballou II
ⓘ
linked to:
Hosea Ballou
|
| hasReligionView | universal reconciliation of all souls to God ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalView |
denial of eternal hell
ⓘ
emphasis on God’s benevolence ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Universalism
ⓘ
linked to:
Universalist Christianity
Universalist Church of America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity
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rejecting the traditional doctrine of vicarious atonement ⓘ systematizing American Universalist theology ⓘ teaching universal salvation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Universalist Church of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Treatise on Atonement
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Examination of the Doctrine of Future Retribution ⓘ Notes on the Parables of the New Testament ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century American clergy
ⓘ
American Universalist movement ⓘ
linked to:
Universalist Christianity
|
| placeOfBirth | Richmond, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Universalist minister in Barnard, Vermont
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Universalist minister in Dana, Massachusetts ⓘ Universalist minister in Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ Universalist minister in Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ pastor of Second Universalist Society in Boston ⓘ |
| relativeType | uncle of Hosea Ballou II ⓘ |
| religion | Universalism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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linked to: Hosea Ballou