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Canadian Journal of Theology

academic journal

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ5030255 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Canadian Journal of Theology was a quarterly academic journal of theology published by the University of Toronto Press that appeared from 1955 to 1970.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Canadian Journal of Theology” as academic journal. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Canadian, Journal and Theology.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1955, 1970—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1955-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Canadian, Journal and Theology providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5030255. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1955 and 1970.

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This entry incorporates text from “Canadian Journal of Theology” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.