The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church

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United Methodist Church document church policy document official publication

The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church is an official compendium of the denomination’s social principles, policy statements, and guidance on contemporary issues, adopted and periodically updated by its General Conference.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church	1
Social Principles of the United Methodist Church	1
The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1856712 — 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: The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church
Context triple: [United Methodist Church, usesText, The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church]

A. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church is the denomination’s authoritative manual that outlines its doctrine, polity, rules, and procedures for church governance and practice.
B. General Rules of the Methodist Church
The General Rules of the Methodist Church are a historic set of ethical and spiritual guidelines, originating with John Wesley, that outline the core expectations for Christian living within Methodism.
C. The United Methodist Book of Worship
The United Methodist Book of Worship is an official liturgical resource that provides prayers, services, and worship orders for use in United Methodist congregations.
D. General Commission on United Methodist Men
The General Commission on United Methodist Men is a denominational agency of the United Methodist Church that promotes and supports men’s ministry, spiritual growth, and leadership development within the church.
E. Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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 Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church
Target entity description: The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church is an official compendium of the denomination’s social principles, policy statements, and guidance on contemporary issues, adopted and periodically updated by its General Conference.

A. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church is the denomination’s authoritative manual that outlines its doctrine, polity, rules, and procedures for church governance and practice.
B. General Rules of the Methodist Church
The General Rules of the Methodist Church are a historic set of ethical and spiritual guidelines, originating with John Wesley, that outline the core expectations for Christian living within Methodism.
C. The United Methodist Book of Worship
The United Methodist Book of Worship is an official liturgical resource that provides prayers, services, and worship orders for use in United Methodist congregations.
D. General Commission on United Methodist Men
The General Commission on United Methodist Men is a denominational agency of the United Methodist Church that promotes and supports men’s ministry, spiritual growth, and leadership development within the church.
E. Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Methodist Church document ⓘ church policy document ⓘ official publication ⓘ
adoptedBy	General Conference of The United Methodist Church ⓘ linked to: General Conference of the United Methodist Church
basisOfAuthority	actions of the General Conference ⓘ
characteristic	non-constitutional ⓘ subject to revision or expiration ⓘ time-limited resolutions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
denomination	The United Methodist Church ⓘ linked to: United Methodist Church
distinctionFrom	The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church focuses on church law and governance ⓘ linked to: The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
function	to direct denominational agencies ⓘ to guide advocacy and public witness ⓘ to inform teaching and study in the church ⓘ to provide official positions on social issues ⓘ
governingBody	General Conference of The United Methodist Church ⓘ linked to: General Conference of the United Methodist Church
hasAuthor	General Conference of The United Methodist Church ⓘ linked to: General Conference of the United Methodist Church
hasPart	guidance for church agencies ⓘ guidance for individual members ⓘ guidance for local congregations ⓘ policy statements ⓘ resolutions on contemporary issues ⓘ social principles ⓘ
intendedAudience	church leaders ⓘ clergy ⓘ laity ⓘ policy advocates within The United Methodist Church ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
normativeFor	United Methodist annual conferences ⓘ United Methodist boards and agencies ⓘ linked to: United Methodist general agencies United Methodist local churches ⓘ
publishedBy	The United Methodist Publishing House ⓘ
relatedWork	The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church ⓘ
religiousTradition	Methodism ⓘ
subject	church and society ⓘ criminal justice ⓘ economic justice ⓘ education ⓘ environmental stewardship ⓘ ethics ⓘ gender and sexuality ⓘ global missions ⓘ health and welfare ⓘ human rights ⓘ interfaith relations ⓘ peace and war ⓘ public policy ⓘ race and racism ⓘ social issues ⓘ
updateCycle	every four years ⓘ
updatedBy	General Conference of The United Methodist Church ⓘ linked to: General Conference of the United Methodist Church

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Methodist Church → usesText → The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Board of Church and Society → basedOn → Social Principles of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

linked to: The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church

United Methodist general agencies → policyBasis → Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church ⓘ