Likeness to God
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"Likeness to God" is a seminal theological sermon by William Ellery Channing that articulates a liberal Christian view of human nature as capable of moral and spiritual resemblance to the divine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Likeness to God canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7431898 — 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: Likeness to God Context triple: [William Ellery Channing, notableWork, Likeness to God]
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A.
Divine Presence
Divine Presence refers to the manifest, immanent aspect of God experienced within the world and in the lives of individuals, often understood in Jewish mysticism as the indwelling of the divine.
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B.
Divine Love and Wisdom
Divine Love and Wisdom is a theological and philosophical work by Emanuel Swedenborg that explores the nature of God, creation, and the relationship between divine love and divine wisdom.
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C.
I–Thou relationship
The I–Thou relationship is Martin Buber’s philosophical concept describing a direct, mutual, and dialogical encounter between persons (or between a person and the divine) in which each is fully recognized as a whole, unique being rather than as an object.
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D.
Entire Devotion to God
Entire Devotion to God is a 19th-century Christian devotional work by holiness advocate Phoebe Palmer that urges believers toward a life of full consecration and sanctification.
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E.
Divine Revelation
Divine Revelation is the way in which God communicates divine truth and his saving will to humanity, culminating in the person and mission of Jesus Christ and transmitted through Scripture and Tradition.
- 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: Likeness to God Target entity description: "Likeness to God" is a seminal theological sermon by William Ellery Channing that articulates a liberal Christian view of human nature as capable of moral and spiritual resemblance to the divine.
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A.
Divine Presence
Divine Presence refers to the manifest, immanent aspect of God experienced within the world and in the lives of individuals, often understood in Jewish mysticism as the indwelling of the divine.
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B.
Divine Love and Wisdom
Divine Love and Wisdom is a theological and philosophical work by Emanuel Swedenborg that explores the nature of God, creation, and the relationship between divine love and divine wisdom.
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C.
I–Thou relationship
The I–Thou relationship is Martin Buber’s philosophical concept describing a direct, mutual, and dialogical encounter between persons (or between a person and the divine) in which each is fully recognized as a whole, unique being rather than as an object.
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D.
Entire Devotion to God
Entire Devotion to God is a 19th-century Christian devotional work by holiness advocate Phoebe Palmer that urges believers toward a life of full consecration and sanctification.
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E.
Divine Revelation
Divine Revelation is the way in which God communicates divine truth and his saving will to humanity, culminating in the person and mission of Jesus Christ and transmitted through Scripture and Tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological text
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sermon ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | William Ellery Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boston Unitarianism
NERFINISHED
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liberal Protestantism ⓘ |
| author | William Ellery Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
dignity of human nature
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human capacity for moral resemblance to God ⓘ human capacity for spiritual resemblance to God ⓘ imago Dei ⓘ moral perfectionism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| doctrineAffirmed |
human moral freedom
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human spiritual growth ⓘ likeness of humans to the divine ⓘ moral progress of the human soul ⓘ |
| doctrineRejected |
absolute human corruption
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total depravity ⓘ |
| emphasis |
cultivation of virtue
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imitation of divine attributes ⓘ rational religion ⓘ |
| genre |
religious discourse
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sermon ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century American theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American religious thought
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later Unitarian preaching ⓘ liberal Christian theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian humanism
NERFINISHED
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Enlightenment moral philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
ethical idealism
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moral agency ⓘ perfectibility of human character ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | American Unitarianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Unitarianism
NERFINISHED
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liberal Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
emphasis on moral likeness over metaphysical likeness to God
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optimistic view of human nature ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | God as moral and spiritual ideal ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanNature |
humans are capable of spiritual progress
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humans possess a God-given moral capacity ⓘ |
| viewOnSalvation | emphasis on moral and spiritual development ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Likeness to God Description of subject: "Likeness to God" is a seminal theological sermon by William Ellery Channing that articulates a liberal Christian view of human nature as capable of moral and spiritual resemblance to the divine.
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