Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium
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Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium is a major theological and philosophical work by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends the truths of the Catholic faith against non-Christian thought.
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| Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium Context triple: [Summa contra Gentiles, alternativeTitle, Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium]
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De veritate religionis Christianae
De veritate religionis Christianae is a 17th-century apologetic treatise that presents a rational defense of Christianity, written by the Dutch jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius.
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Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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C.
Defensio fidei catholicae et apostolicae adversus anglicanae sectae errores
Defensio fidei catholicae et apostolicae adversus anglicanae sectae errores is a major Counter-Reformation treatise by Francisco Suárez defending Catholic doctrine and papal authority against Anglican theological positions.
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D.
De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
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E.
De Trinitatis Erroribus
De Trinitatis Erroribus is a 16th-century theological treatise by Michael Servetus that challenges the orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
- 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: Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium Target entity description: Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium is a major theological and philosophical work by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends the truths of the Catholic faith against non-Christian thought.
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A.
De veritate religionis Christianae
De veritate religionis Christianae is a 17th-century apologetic treatise that presents a rational defense of Christianity, written by the Dutch jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius.
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B.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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C.
Defensio fidei catholicae et apostolicae adversus anglicanae sectae errores
Defensio fidei catholicae et apostolicae adversus anglicanae sectae errores is a major Counter-Reformation treatise by Francisco Suárez defending Catholic doctrine and papal authority against Anglican theological positions.
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D.
De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
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E.
De Trinitatis Erroribus
De Trinitatis Erroribus is a 16th-century theological treatise by Michael Servetus that challenges the orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical work
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scholastic work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
defense of the truths of the Catholic faith
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refutation of non-Christian errors ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | c. 1259–1265 ⓘ |
| audience |
Christian theologians
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non-Christians ⓘ |
| author |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| book1Focus | God as the first principle ⓘ |
| book2Focus | creation and creatures ⓘ |
| book3Focus | divine providence and moral life ⓘ |
| book4Focus | specifically Christian mysteries ⓘ |
| bookCount | 4 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work of Thomas Aquinas ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| circulation | medieval Latin Christendom ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Summa contra Gentiles ONNED1 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influence |
Catholic dogmatic theology
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Christian philosophy ⓘ natural theology in the Western tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Averroes ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ Boethius ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium self-link ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
creation and providence
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existence and nature of God ⓘ human soul and intellect ⓘ moral life and virtues ⓘ truths of faith knowable by reason ⓘ truths of faith known only by revelation ⓘ |
| method |
Aristotelian metaphysics
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philosophical argumentation ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Scholasticism ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Italy
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Paris ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Summa Theologiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholicism ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Summa contra Gentiles
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surface form:
Contra Gentiles
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| structure | four books ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic theology
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apologetics ⓘ natural theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Thomism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium
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Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium
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