Commentary on True and False Religion
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"Commentary on True and False Religion" is a 1525 theological treatise by Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli that systematically contrasts what he saw as genuine Christian faith with the errors and abuses of the late medieval Catholic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commentary on True and False Religion canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on True and False Religion Context triple: [Huldrych Zwingli, notableWork, Commentary on True and False Religion]
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A.
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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B.
The Christian System
The Christian System is a 19th-century theological work by Alexander Campbell that systematically presents the doctrines and principles of the Restoration Movement within Protestant Christianity.
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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.
De veritate religionis Christianae
De veritate religionis Christianae is a 17th-century apologetic treatise that presents a rational defense of Christianity, written by the Dutch jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius.
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E.
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.
- 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: Commentary on True and False Religion Target entity description: "Commentary on True and False Religion" is a 1525 theological treatise by Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli that systematically contrasts what he saw as genuine Christian faith with the errors and abuses of the late medieval Catholic Church.
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A.
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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B.
The Christian System
The Christian System is a 19th-century theological work by Alexander Campbell that systematically presents the doctrines and principles of the Restoration Movement within Protestant Christianity.
-
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.
De veritate religionis Christianae
De veritate religionis Christianae is a 17th-century apologetic treatise that presents a rational defense of Christianity, written by the Dutch jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| affirms |
authority of the Bible
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centrality of Christ ⓘ salvation by faith ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define genuine Christian faith
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expose doctrinal errors ⓘ promote church reform ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swiss Reformation
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Swiss Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Zurich Reformation
|
| author | Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| critiques |
abuses in the church
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external ritualism without faith ⓘ late medieval Catholic Church ⓘ superstition in religious practice ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical work
ⓘ
religious commentary ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalFocus |
Christian ethics
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distinction between true and false religion ⓘ nature of the church ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Protestant–Catholic controversies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Reformed doctrine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier reform movements
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humanist biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated Christian readers
ⓘ
theologians and clergy ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
polemical argument
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systematic exposition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
authority of Scripture
ⓘ
church reform ⓘ critique of late medieval Catholicism ⓘ doctrine of justification ⓘ true Christian faith ⓘ |
| movement |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCorpus | major doctrinal work of Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1525 ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Protestant
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Reformed ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
inner piety and trust in God
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rejection of mere external ceremonies ⓘ relationship between faith and works ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| title | Commentary on True and False Religion self-link ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Huldrych Zwingli
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surface form:
Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli
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subject surface form:
Huldrych Zwingli