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.
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
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| 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
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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
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surface form:
Protestant Reformation
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| 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