Likeness to God
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"Likeness to God" is a seminal theological sermon by William Ellery Channing that articulates a liberal Christian view of human nature as capable of moral and spiritual resemblance to the divine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Likeness to God canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological text
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sermon ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | William Ellery Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boston Unitarianism
NERFINISHED
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liberal Protestantism ⓘ |
| author | William Ellery Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
dignity of human nature
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human capacity for moral resemblance to God ⓘ human capacity for spiritual resemblance to God ⓘ imago Dei ⓘ moral perfectionism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| doctrineAffirmed |
human moral freedom
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human spiritual growth ⓘ likeness of humans to the divine ⓘ moral progress of the human soul ⓘ |
| doctrineRejected |
absolute human corruption
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total depravity ⓘ |
| emphasis |
cultivation of virtue
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imitation of divine attributes ⓘ rational religion ⓘ |
| genre |
religious discourse
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sermon ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century American theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American religious thought
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later Unitarian preaching ⓘ liberal Christian theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian humanism
NERFINISHED
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Enlightenment moral philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
ethical idealism
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moral agency ⓘ perfectibility of human character ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | American Unitarianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Unitarianism
NERFINISHED
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liberal Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
emphasis on moral likeness over metaphysical likeness to God
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optimistic view of human nature ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | God as moral and spiritual ideal ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanNature |
humans are capable of spiritual progress
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humans possess a God-given moral capacity ⓘ |
| viewOnSalvation | emphasis on moral and spiritual development ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.