A Model of Christian Charity
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A Model of Christian Charity is John Winthrop’s famous 1630 sermon outlining the Puritan vision of a godly community as a “city upon a hill,” foundational to American religious and political thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Model of Christian Charity canonical | 1 |
| John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” sermon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Model of Christian Charity Context triple: [John Winthrop, notableWork, A Model of Christian Charity]
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A.
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth Colony.
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B.
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
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C.
Traité sur la tolérance
Traité sur la tolérance is a seminal 1763 philosophical essay by Voltaire advocating religious tolerance and criticizing fanaticism and injustice in the wake of the Calas affair.
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D.
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
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E.
A Letter Concerning Toleration
A Letter Concerning Toleration is a seminal 1689 work by philosopher John Locke arguing for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
- 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 Model of Christian Charity Target entity description: A Model of Christian Charity is John Winthrop’s famous 1630 sermon outlining the Puritan vision of a godly community as a “city upon a hill,” foundational to American religious and political thought.
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A.
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth Colony.
-
B.
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
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C.
Traité sur la tolérance
Traité sur la tolérance is a seminal 1763 philosophical essay by Voltaire advocating religious tolerance and criticizing fanaticism and injustice in the wake of the Calas affair.
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D.
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
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E.
A Letter Concerning Toleration
A Letter Concerning Toleration is a seminal 1689 work by philosopher John Locke arguing for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious text
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sermon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Massachusetts Bay Company
ⓘ
Great Migration of Puritans ⓘ
surface form:
Puritan migration to New England
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| author | John Winthrop ⓘ |
| callsFor |
justice
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ self-denial ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript for two centuries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1630 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collective accountability
ⓘ
love as the bond of the community ⓘ obedience to God’s covenant ⓘ |
| genre |
political theology
ⓘ
sermon ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
voyage of the Arbella ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text of American political thought
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foundational text of American religious thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
American civil religion
ⓘ
New England Puritan identity ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Puritan colonists ⓘ |
| keyPhrase | city upon a hill ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
collective success or failure before God
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duty of the rich to aid the poor ⓘ inequality as part of God’s providential order ⓘ public visibility of the godly community ⓘ the community as a unified body ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian charity
ⓘ
community ⓘ covenant theology ⓘ divine providence ⓘ moral obligations ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| notableIdea | city upon a hill ⓘ |
| placeFirstDelivered | aboard the Arbella ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
American exceptionalism
ⓘ
United States politics ⓘ
surface form:
United States political rhetoric
|
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ |
| setting | Atlantic crossing from England to New England ⓘ |
| theologicalConcept |
Christian love
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communal discipline ⓘ covenant with God ⓘ mutual responsibility ⓘ |
| yearFirstDelivered | 1630 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” sermon