The Nemesis of Faith
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The Nemesis of Faith is a controversial 1849 novel by James Anthony Froude that explores religious doubt and Victorian crisis of faith, which led to its public condemnation and notoriety.
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| The Nemesis of Faith canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nemesis of Faith Context triple: [James Anthony Froude, notableWork, The Nemesis of Faith]
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A.
Faith of My Fathers
Faith of My Fathers is a memoir by U.S. Senator and former Navy pilot John McCain that recounts his family’s military legacy and his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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B.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
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C.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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D.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
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E.
The Battle for God
The Battle for God is a non-fiction book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that examines the rise of fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the modern world.
- 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: The Nemesis of Faith Target entity description: The Nemesis of Faith is a controversial 1849 novel by James Anthony Froude that explores religious doubt and Victorian crisis of faith, which led to its public condemnation and notoriety.
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A.
Faith of My Fathers
Faith of My Fathers is a memoir by U.S. Senator and former Navy pilot John McCain that recounts his family’s military legacy and his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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B.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
-
C.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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D.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
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E.
The Battle for God
The Battle for God is a non-fiction book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that examines the rise of fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | James Anthony Froude ⓘ |
| caused | damage to James Anthony Froude's early career ⓘ |
| controversy |
accusations of undermining Christian faith
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condemnation by conservative religious critics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary novel
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ religious novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arthur
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Helen ⓘ Markham Sutherland ⓘ Mrs. Henning ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Markham Sutherland ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
clergy and vocation ⓘ morality and religion ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Oxford Movement controversies
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Victorian theological debates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | example of Victorian religious novel of doubt ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Victorian religious controversy
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conflict between faith and reason ⓘ crisis of faith ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
diary entries
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letters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial treatment of Christian doctrine
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depiction of Victorian crisis of faith ⓘ public condemnation in Victorian England ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| publicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Chapman ⓘ |
| reception | notorious in Victorian religious debates ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Victorian crisis of faith
ⓘ
religious skepticism in 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Anglo-Catholicism
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surface form:
The Oxford Movement
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| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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