John Keble’s Assize Sermon on National Apostasy
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John Keble’s Assize Sermon on National Apostasy was an 1833 sermon condemning perceived religious and moral decline in England, widely regarded as the spark that launched the Oxford (Tractarian) Movement within the Church of England.
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| John Keble’s Assize Sermon on National Apostasy canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14855348 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Keble’s Assize Sermon on National Apostasy Context triple: [Tractarianism, startEvent, John Keble’s Assize Sermon on National Apostasy]
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Evangelical Revival in Britain
The Evangelical Revival in Britain was an 18th-century religious movement, led by figures such as John Wesley and George Whitefield, that revitalized Protestant Christianity through emphases on personal conversion, heartfelt piety, and widespread preaching, and gave rise to Methodism and other evangelical traditions.
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John Tillotson's sermons
John Tillotson's sermons are a collection of influential 17th-century Anglican sermons known for their clear, rational style and emphasis on moral living and practical Christianity.
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Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England
Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England is a theological work by Archbishop Thomas Secker that systematically explains and defends the doctrines and teachings summarized in the Church of England’s catechism.
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John Wesley’s sermons
John Wesley’s sermons are a foundational collection of evangelical and theological discourses that shaped Methodist doctrine and the broader Wesleyan movement.
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An Enquiry into the Expediency and Propriety of Public or Social Worship
*An Enquiry into the Expediency and Propriety of Public or Social Worship* is a theological and philosophical treatise by Gilbert Wakefield that critically examines the rationale, value, and legitimacy of organized religious worship in society.
- 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 Keble’s Assize Sermon on National Apostasy Target entity description: John Keble’s Assize Sermon on National Apostasy was an 1833 sermon condemning perceived religious and moral decline in England, widely regarded as the spark that launched the Oxford (Tractarian) Movement within the Church of England.
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A.
Evangelical Revival in Britain
The Evangelical Revival in Britain was an 18th-century religious movement, led by figures such as John Wesley and George Whitefield, that revitalized Protestant Christianity through emphases on personal conversion, heartfelt piety, and widespread preaching, and gave rise to Methodism and other evangelical traditions.
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B.
John Tillotson's sermons
John Tillotson's sermons are a collection of influential 17th-century Anglican sermons known for their clear, rational style and emphasis on moral living and practical Christianity.
-
C.
Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England
Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England is a theological work by Archbishop Thomas Secker that systematically explains and defends the doctrines and teachings summarized in the Church of England’s catechism.
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D.
John Wesley’s sermons
John Wesley’s sermons are a foundational collection of evangelical and theological discourses that shaped Methodist doctrine and the broader Wesleyan movement.
-
E.
An Enquiry into the Expediency and Propriety of Public or Social Worship
*An Enquiry into the Expediency and Propriety of Public or Social Worship* is a theological and philosophical treatise by Gilbert Wakefield that critically examines the rationale, value, and legitimacy of organized religious worship in society.
- F. None of above. chosen
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