The Doctrine of Church Discipline
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The Doctrine of Church Discipline is a theological work by Christian philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that examines the biblical and practical foundations for maintaining order, correction, and moral accountability within the local church.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Doctrine of Church Discipline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8332808 — 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 Doctrine of Church Discipline Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasWritten, The Doctrine of Church Discipline]
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A.
A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline
A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline is a 17th-century Puritan treatise by Thomas Hooker that systematically outlines and defends his views on congregational church governance.
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B.
The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry
"The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry" is an influential 1740 sermon by Presbyterian revivalist Gilbert Tennent that attacked spiritually unregenerate clergy and helped fuel the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening in colonial America.
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C.
The Social Concern of the Church
The Social Concern of the Church is the official English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1987 encyclical *Sollicitudo rei socialis* on Catholic social teaching and global development.
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D.
Second Book of Discipline
The Second Book of Discipline is a foundational 16th-century Presbyterian church polity document that shaped the governance and theology of the reformed Church of Scotland.
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E.
An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church
*An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church* is a classic 19th-century Presbyterian treatise that systematically defends and explains the biblical basis, authority, and responsibilities of ruling elders in church governance.
- 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 Doctrine of Church Discipline Target entity description: The Doctrine of Church Discipline is a theological work by Christian philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that examines the biblical and practical foundations for maintaining order, correction, and moral accountability within the local church.
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A.
A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline
A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline is a 17th-century Puritan treatise by Thomas Hooker that systematically outlines and defends his views on congregational church governance.
-
B.
The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry
"The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry" is an influential 1740 sermon by Presbyterian revivalist Gilbert Tennent that attacked spiritually unregenerate clergy and helped fuel the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening in colonial America.
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C.
The Social Concern of the Church
The Social Concern of the Church is the official English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1987 encyclical *Sollicitudo rei socialis* on Catholic social teaching and global development.
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D.
Second Book of Discipline
The Second Book of Discipline is a foundational 16th-century Presbyterian church polity document that shaped the governance and theology of the reformed Church of Scotland.
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E.
An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church
*An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church* is a classic 19th-century Presbyterian treatise that systematically defends and explains the biblical basis, authority, and responsibilities of ruling elders in church governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theology book
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theological work ⓘ |
| appliesTo | local church ⓘ |
| author | William Lane Craig ⓘ |
| examines |
New Testament teaching on church discipline
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biblical texts related to church order ⓘ biblical texts related to correction of sin ⓘ biblical texts related to moral accountability ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biblical foundations of church discipline
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correction within the local church ⓘ moral accountability within the local church ⓘ order within the local church ⓘ practical foundations of church discipline ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian non-fiction
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apologetic theology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Christian apologist
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Christian philosopher ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
church leaders
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lay Christians interested in church practice ⓘ pastors ⓘ students of theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
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church discipline ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective |
Protestant
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conservative evangelical ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Evangelical Christianity
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linked to:
Evangelicalism
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