Sermon to the Princes
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Sermon to the Princes is a radical 1524 religious and political address by Thomas Müntzer that denounces unjust rulers and calls for social and spiritual revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sermon to the Princes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2485463 — 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: Sermon to the Princes Context triple: [Thomas Müntzer, notableWork, Sermon to the Princes]
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A.
Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
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B.
King’s Book
King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.
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C.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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D.
The Lord of Glory
The Lord of Glory is a theological work by B. B. Warfield that explores and defends the New Testament’s witness to the full deity of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Conseil du Roi
The Conseil du Roi was the central advisory and administrative council of the French monarchy under the Ancien Régime, assisting the king in governance, justice, and policy-making.
- 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: Sermon to the Princes Target entity description: Sermon to the Princes is a radical 1524 religious and political address by Thomas Müntzer that denounces unjust rulers and calls for social and spiritual revolution.
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A.
Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
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B.
King’s Book
King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.
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C.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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D.
The Lord of Glory
The Lord of Glory is a theological work by B. B. Warfield that explores and defends the New Testament’s witness to the full deity of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Conseil du Roi
The Conseil du Roi was the central advisory and administrative council of the French monarchy under the Ancien Régime, assisting the king in governance, justice, and policy-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political address
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religious address ⓘ sermon ⓘ |
| addresses |
political authorities
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secular princes ⓘ |
| advocates |
active intervention of rulers on behalf of the poor
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establishment of godly government ⓘ overthrow of ungodly rule ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thomas Müntzer's revolutionary preaching
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early modern radicalism ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Müntzer ⓘ |
| basedOn | Daniel 2 ⓘ |
| callsFor |
obedience to God over human authorities
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social justice ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
oppression of common people
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unjust social order ⓘ worldly princes who resist God ⓘ |
| form | written sermon ⓘ |
| genre |
political theology
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religious literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Peasants’ War
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surface form:
German Peasants' War
Reformation ⓘ |
| influenced | later views of Müntzer as a revolutionary figure ⓘ |
| influencedBy | apocalyptic biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
denunciation of unjust rulers
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divine judgment on authorities ⓘ social revolution ⓘ spiritual revolution ⓘ |
| movement | Radical Reformation ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | key expression of Müntzer's radical program ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1524 ⓘ |
| religiousContent |
call to establish God's kingdom on earth
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prophetic warning ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| scripturalBasis | Book of Daniel ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
German princes
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ruling elites ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
apocalyptic
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millenarian ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Sermon to the Princes Description of subject: Sermon to the Princes is a radical 1524 religious and political address by Thomas Müntzer that denounces unjust rulers and calls for social and spiritual revolution.
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