Jerusalem Declaration 2008

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Anglican confessional document doctrinal statement religious declaration

The Jerusalem Declaration 2008 is a key doctrinal statement of the conservative Anglican movement (notably GAFCON), affirming traditional Anglican beliefs and practices in response to perceived theological liberalism within the Anglican Communion.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Jerusalem Declaration	3
Jerusalem Declaration 2008 canonical	1
the Jerusalem Declaration	1
the Jerusalem Statement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Target entity: Jerusalem Declaration 2008
Context triple: [Anglican confessional documents, includes, Jerusalem Declaration 2008]

A. Rome Declaration
The Rome Declaration is a 2002 political agreement that redefined NATO–Russia relations by creating a new framework for cooperation and dialogue on security issues.
B. Barmen Declaration
The Barmen Declaration is a 1934 Protestant theological statement from the Confessing Church in Nazi Germany that rejected state control over the church and affirmed Christ as the sole authority in Christian life and doctrine.
C. Stockholm Declaration
The Stockholm Declaration is a foundational 1972 international statement that first articulated global principles and responsibilities for environmental protection and sustainable development.
D. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
E. Ottawa Declaration
The Ottawa Declaration is the 1996 founding document that established the Arctic Council as a high-level intergovernmental forum for cooperation among Arctic states and Indigenous peoples.
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: Jerusalem Declaration 2008
Target entity description: The Jerusalem Declaration 2008 is a key doctrinal statement of the conservative Anglican movement (notably GAFCON), affirming traditional Anglican beliefs and practices in response to perceived theological liberalism within the Anglican Communion.

A. Rome Declaration
The Rome Declaration is a 2002 political agreement that redefined NATO–Russia relations by creating a new framework for cooperation and dialogue on security issues.
B. Barmen Declaration
The Barmen Declaration is a 1934 Protestant theological statement from the Confessing Church in Nazi Germany that rejected state control over the church and affirmed Christ as the sole authority in Christian life and doctrine.
C. Stockholm Declaration
The Stockholm Declaration is a foundational 1972 international statement that first articulated global principles and responsibilities for environmental protection and sustainable development.
D. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
E. Ottawa Declaration
The Ottawa Declaration is the 1996 founding document that established the Arctic Council as a high-level intergovernmental forum for cooperation among Arctic states and Indigenous peoples.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican confessional document ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ religious declaration ⓘ
affirms	Holy Scriptures as the rule and ultimate standard of faith ⓘ the Book of Common Prayer (1662) ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer the Jerusalem Statement ⓘ linked to: Jerusalem Declaration 2008 the Ordinal attached to the Book of Common Prayer (1662) ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion ⓘ linked to: Thirty-Nine Articles the historic Anglican formularies ⓘ traditional Anglican beliefs ⓘ traditional Anglican practices ⓘ
associatedOrganization	GAFCON Primates Council ⓘ Global Anglican Future Conference ⓘ
associatedWith	GAFCON ⓘ
basisOf	GAFCON movement identity ⓘ
callsFor	faithfulness to biblical teaching ⓘ renewal of Anglicanism ⓘ
concerns	Anglican Communion unity ⓘ authority of Scripture ⓘ orthodox Anglican doctrine ⓘ
context	Global Anglican Future Conference 2008 ⓘ linked to: Global Anglican Future Conference
date	2008-06-29 ⓘ
fullName	Jerusalem Declaration ⓘ linked to: Jerusalem Declaration 2008
geopoliticalScope	global Anglican churches ⓘ
hasSection	articles summarizing Anglican convictions ⓘ
influencedBy	historic Anglican formularies ⓘ
influences	formation of new Anglican jurisdictions outside Canterbury-aligned structures ⓘ
inResponseTo	controversies over sexuality in the Anglican Communion ⓘ perceived doctrinal innovations in some Anglican provinces ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
movement	conservative Anglican movement ⓘ
opposes	revisionist teaching on sexuality ⓘ theological liberalism ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	Jerusalem ⓘ
purpose	response to perceived theological liberalism within the Anglican Communion ⓘ
relatedTo	Anglican realignment ⓘ Global South Anglican churches ⓘ linked to: Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches
religiousDenomination	Anglican ⓘ
religiousTradition	Anglicanism ⓘ linked to: Anglicanism (broadly)
signedBy	GAFCON 2008 participants ⓘ
status	foundational text for GAFCON ⓘ
subject	Anglican ecclesiology ⓘ Christian ethics ⓘ mission and evangelism ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	evangelical Anglican ⓘ orthodox Anglican ⓘ
typeOfDocument	statement of faith ⓘ
year	2008 ⓘ

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