The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience
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The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience is Orestes Brownson’s autobiographical work recounting his religious and intellectual journey, including his conversion to Roman Catholicism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2389540 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience Context triple: [Orestes Brownson, notableWork, The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience]
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A.
Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
"Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
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B.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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C.
The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
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D.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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E.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
- 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 Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience Target entity description: The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience is Orestes Brownson’s autobiographical work recounting his religious and intellectual journey, including his conversion to Roman Catholicism.
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A.
Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
"Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
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B.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
-
C.
The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
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D.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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E.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Orestes Brownson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes | Orestes Brownson ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Orestes Brownson’s conversion to Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| genre | autobiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of Brownson’s early religious affiliations
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discussion of Brownson’s philosophical development ⓘ narrative of Brownson’s reception into the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience self-link ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in Catholic intellectual history
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readers interested in religious autobiography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Catholic literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman Catholicism
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intellectual journey ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
Catholicism
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Protestantism ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience Description of subject: The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience is Orestes Brownson’s autobiographical work recounting his religious and intellectual journey, including his conversion to Roman Catholicism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience
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The Convert; or, Leaves from My Experience
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