Loci Communes
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Loci Communes is a foundational 16th-century Protestant theological work by Philip Melanchthon that systematically presents key doctrines of the Reformation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Loci Communes canonical | 2 |
| Loci communes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008558 — 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: Loci Communes Context triple: [Philip Melanchthon, notableWork, Loci Communes]
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Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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the Obscure
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The Ridges
The Ridges is a historic former mental health hospital complex in Athens, Ohio, now repurposed for university and community use and known for its distinctive Victorian architecture and cultural significance.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
- 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: Loci Communes Target entity description: Loci Communes is a foundational 16th-century Protestant theological work by Philip Melanchthon that systematically presents key doctrines of the Reformation.
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A.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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B.
the Obscure
The Obscure is a famous epithet of the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus, highlighting the enigmatic, paradoxical, and often difficult-to-interpret nature of his surviving fragments and ideas.
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C.
The Ridges
The Ridges is a historic former mental health hospital complex in Athens, Ohio, now repurposed for university and community use and known for its distinctive Victorian architecture and cultural significance.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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E.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant theological work
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Reformation-era work ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| author | Philip Melanchthon ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Christian ethics
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free will ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ law and gospel ⓘ predestination ⓘ sacraments ⓘ sin and grace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| doctrinalStance |
affirmation of sola fide
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affirmation of sola scriptura ⓘ emphasis on forensic justification ⓘ rejection of scholastic Aristotelianism in theology ⓘ |
| field |
Christian theology
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Lutheran theology ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1521 ⓘ |
| genre | dogmatic theology ⓘ |
| hasLaterEditions | revised editions by Philip Melanchthon ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
Common Places
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Theological Commonplaces ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first major systematic presentation of Lutheran theology
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one of the earliest Protestant dogmatics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lutheran orthodoxy
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Protestant scholasticism ⓘ Reformation confessions of faith ⓘ systematic theology in Protestantism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
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Biblical exegesis of Romans ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ |
| method | loci method ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Wittenberg ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Johannes Agricola
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surface form:
Johann Agricola
Martin Luther ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Augsburg Confession ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Reformation
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surface form:
Protestant Reformation
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| structure | topical arrangement of doctrines ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reformation ⓘ |
| usedAs |
catechetical resource
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textbook in Lutheran universities ⓘ |
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Loci communes