The Sacred Journey
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The Sacred Journey is a spiritual memoir by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, reflecting on his early life and the ways in which God’s presence can be discerned in ordinary experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sacred Journey canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2286745 — 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 Sacred Journey Context triple: [Frederick Buechner, notableWork, The Sacred Journey]
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A.
Their Pilgrimage
"Their Pilgrimage" is a late-19th-century travel novel by American author Charles Dudley Warner that satirically portrays fashionable society through the journeys of two young protagonists.
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B.
The Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage is the English title of Surah Al-Hajj, a chapter of the Qur’an that discusses the rites, significance, and spiritual meaning of the Hajj to Mecca.
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C.
Journey into Light
Journey into Light is a 1951 American film noir drama featuring Sterling Hayden as a troubled minister whose life unravels as he confronts despair and redemption on Skid Row.
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D.
Law of the Journey
Law of the Journey is a monumental inflatable boat sculpture by Ai Weiwei that powerfully addresses the global refugee crisis and human displacement.
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E.
In Search of the Light
In Search of the Light is a book by psychologist and skeptic Susan Blackmore that explores consciousness, paranormal claims, and the scientific investigation of extraordinary experiences.
- 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 Sacred Journey Target entity description: The Sacred Journey is a spiritual memoir by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, reflecting on his early life and the ways in which God’s presence can be discerned in ordinary experience.
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A.
Their Pilgrimage
"Their Pilgrimage" is a late-19th-century travel novel by American author Charles Dudley Warner that satirically portrays fashionable society through the journeys of two young protagonists.
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B.
The Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage is the English title of Surah Al-Hajj, a chapter of the Qur’an that discusses the rites, significance, and spiritual meaning of the Hajj to Mecca.
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C.
Journey into Light
Journey into Light is a 1951 American film noir drama featuring Sterling Hayden as a troubled minister whose life unravels as he confronts despair and redemption on Skid Row.
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D.
Law of the Journey
Law of the Journey is a monumental inflatable boat sculpture by Ai Weiwei that powerfully addresses the global refugee crisis and human displacement.
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E.
In Search of the Light
In Search of the Light is a book by psychologist and skeptic Susan Blackmore that explores consciousness, paranormal claims, and the scientific investigation of extraordinary experiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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spiritual memoir ⓘ |
| author | Frederick Buechner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores | how God’s presence can be discerned in ordinary experience ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Buechner’s early life
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childhood experiences ⓘ youth and young adulthood ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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memoir ⓘ spiritual autobiography ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
American writer
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theologian ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
God’s hiddenness in ordinary life
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interpretation of personal history through faith ⓘ recollection as a way of seeing God ⓘ storytelling as theology ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian readers
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readers interested in spiritual memoirs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
contemplative
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reflective ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian faith
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linked to:
Christianity
Frederick Buechner ⓘ God’s presence in ordinary life ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Sacred Journey ⓘ |
| partOf | Frederick Buechner’s autobiographical writings ⓘ |
| setting | 20th-century United States ⓘ |
| theme |
discernment of God in everyday events
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grace ⓘ memory and meaning ⓘ providence ⓘ search for faith ⓘ vocation and calling ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Christian ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Frederick Buechner ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Sacred Journey Description of subject: The Sacred Journey is a spiritual memoir by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, reflecting on his early life and the ways in which God’s presence can be discerned in ordinary experience.
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