The Conflict of Ages
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The Conflict of Ages is a 19th-century theological work by Edward Beecher that explores the problem of evil and divine justice through a pre-existence and moral government framework.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Conflict of Ages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761687 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Conflict of Ages Context triple: [Edward Beecher, notableWork, The Conflict of Ages]
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- 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 Conflict of Ages Target entity description: The Conflict of Ages is a 19th-century theological work by Edward Beecher that explores the problem of evil and divine justice through a pre-existence and moral government framework.
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A.
The Age of Steel
The Age of Steel is a 2006 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Cybermen in an alternate Earth setting, concluding a two-part story that reintroduces the iconic villains to the revived series.
-
B.
The Truce
The Truce is a memoir by Primo Levi recounting his long, circuitous journey home through war-torn Europe after his liberation from Auschwitz.
-
C.
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion is a historical work by American publisher and author George Palmer Putnam that recounts events of the American Civil War.
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D.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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E.
The Fifth Book of Peace
The Fifth Book of Peace is a reflective, genre-blending work by Maxine Hong Kingston that intertwines memoir, fiction, and meditation on war, loss, and the pursuit of peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| addresses | divine justice in relation to human destiny ⓘ |
| arguesWithin | moral government view of God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 19th-century American theology ⓘ |
| author | Edward Beecher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
divine foreknowledge
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eternal punishment ⓘ free will and moral responsibility ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
origin of moral evil
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reconciliation of divine goodness and human suffering ⓘ |
| genre | Christian theology ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | antebellum American religious thought ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Arminian-leaning Protestant theology ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalPositionOn | pre-existence of human souls as explanation for present inequalities ⓘ |
| influencedBy | New England theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
divine justice
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problem of evil ⓘ |
| proposes | pre-mortal existence of souls ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| seeksToResolve |
apparent conflict between God’s justice and mercy
ⓘ
tension between divine sovereignty and human freedom ⓘ |
| theologicalFramework |
moral government theology
ⓘ
pre-existence ⓘ |
| typeOfArgument | theodicy ⓘ |
| workOf | Edward Beecher ⓘ |
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