The Profits of Religion
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The Profits of Religion is a 1918 muckraking book by Upton Sinclair that criticizes organized religion in the United States as a corrupt institution serving economic and political interests rather than spiritual ones.
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| The Profits of Religion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14705099 — 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 Profits of Religion Context triple: [The Brass Check, relatedWork, The Profits of Religion]
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The Religion of Capital
The Religion of Capital is a satirical and critical essay by Marxist theorist Paul Lafargue that portrays capitalism as a quasi-religious system to expose its ideological and social contradictions.
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Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism is a seminal work of economic and intellectual history that explores how Protestant religious ideas helped shape the development and moral justification of modern capitalist society.
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Christianity, Commerce and Civilization
"Christianity, Commerce and Civilization" is a famous threefold motto associated with missionary and explorer David Livingstone, encapsulating his vision of religious evangelism, economic development, and social progress in Africa.
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The Making of Religion
The Making of Religion is a scholarly work by Andrew Lang that examines the origins and development of religious beliefs, myths, and practices from an anthropological and comparative perspective.
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The American Religion
The American Religion is a 1992 book by literary critic Harold Bloom that analyzes distinctive features of religious belief and practice in the United States, especially its individualistic and gnostic tendencies.
- 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: The Profits of Religion Target entity description: The Profits of Religion is a 1918 muckraking book by Upton Sinclair that criticizes organized religion in the United States as a corrupt institution serving economic and political interests rather than spiritual ones.
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A.
The Religion of Capital
The Religion of Capital is a satirical and critical essay by Marxist theorist Paul Lafargue that portrays capitalism as a quasi-religious system to expose its ideological and social contradictions.
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B.
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism is a seminal work of economic and intellectual history that explores how Protestant religious ideas helped shape the development and moral justification of modern capitalist society.
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C.
Christianity, Commerce and Civilization
"Christianity, Commerce and Civilization" is a famous threefold motto associated with missionary and explorer David Livingstone, encapsulating his vision of religious evangelism, economic development, and social progress in Africa.
-
D.
The Making of Religion
The Making of Religion is a scholarly work by Andrew Lang that examines the origins and development of religious beliefs, myths, and practices from an anthropological and comparative perspective.
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E.
The American Religion
The American Religion is a 1992 book by literary critic Harold Bloom that analyzes distinctive features of religious belief and practice in the United States, especially its individualistic and gnostic tendencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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