A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections canonical | 1 |
| Religious Affections | 1 |
| The Religious Affections (alternate title) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections Context triple: [Jonathan Edwards, notableWork, A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections]
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A.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that presents a skeptical examination of arguments for the existence and nature of God through a series of fictional dialogues.
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B.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
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C.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
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Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- 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: A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections Target entity description: A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
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A.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that presents a skeptical examination of arguments for the existence and nature of God through a series of fictional dialogues.
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B.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
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C.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
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D.
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian devotional literature
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Christian treatise ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
false religious enthusiasm
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spiritual hypocrisy ⓘ superficial religious experiences ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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surface form:
Religious Affections
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| arguesThat |
genuine religious affections arise from a spiritual sense of the excellency of divine things
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no external sign alone is a certain proof of saving grace ⓘ true religious affections produce lasting Christian practice ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Edwards ⓘ |
| centralClaim | true religion consists much in holy affections ⓘ |
| considered |
classic of Protestant spirituality
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major work of Jonathan Edwards ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colonial America ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween |
false religious affections
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true religious affections ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
practical holiness as evidence of grace
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scriptural tests of genuine piety ⓘ sovereign work of the Holy Spirit ⓘ transformation of the heart and will ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
criteria for genuine religious affections
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difference between saving and common operations of the Spirit ⓘ nature of true Christian experience ⓘ relationship between emotion and the will ⓘ tests of authentic piety ⓘ |
| genre | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Awakening
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surface form:
First Great Awakening in New England
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| influenced |
American evangelical theology
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Reformed spirituality ⓘ later discussions of religious experience ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Great Awakening
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surface form:
First Great Awakening
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian experience
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assurance of salvation ⓘ distinguishing true and false religion ⓘ religious affections ⓘ religious emotions ⓘ signs of true conversion ⓘ |
| part1Topic | nature and importance of religious affections ⓘ |
| part2Topic | signs that are no certain evidence of grace ⓘ |
| part3Topic | signs of gracious affections that are distinguishing ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1746 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
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The Freedom of the Will ⓘ A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Religious Affections (alternate title)
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| structure | three parts ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism
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Reformed Protestantism ⓘ |
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The Religious Affections (alternate title)
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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Religious Affections