The Idea of the Holy
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The Idea of the Holy is Rudolf Otto’s influential theological and philosophical work that explores the nature of religious experience through the concept of the “numinous,” emphasizing the non-rational, awe-inspiring aspect of the divine.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Idea of the Holy Context triple: [Rudolf Otto, notableWork, The Idea of the Holy]
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Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
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Das Wesen der Religion
Das Wesen der Religion is a philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that critically analyzes religion by interpreting it as a human projection of its own nature and ideals.
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C.
The Everlasting Man
The Everlasting Man is a 1925 Christian apologetic work by G. K. Chesterton that critiques contemporary views of history and defends the uniqueness of Christ and the Christian worldview.
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God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
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E.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- 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: The Idea of the Holy Target entity description: The Idea of the Holy is Rudolf Otto’s influential theological and philosophical work that explores the nature of religious experience through the concept of the “numinous,” emphasizing the non-rational, awe-inspiring aspect of the divine.
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A.
Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
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B.
Das Wesen der Religion
Das Wesen der Religion is a philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that critically analyzes religion by interpreting it as a human projection of its own nature and ideals.
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C.
The Everlasting Man
The Everlasting Man is a 1925 Christian apologetic work by G. K. Chesterton that critiques contemporary views of history and defends the uniqueness of Christ and the Christian worldview.
-
D.
God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
-
E.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- F. None of above. chosen
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