Book of Confessions
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The Book of Confessions is the collection of historic creeds and doctrinal statements that defines and guides the theology and faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Confessions canonical | 2 |
| The Confession of 1967 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2871083 — 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: Book of Confessions Context triple: [Presbyterian Church (USA), confessionalStandard, Book of Confessions]
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
The Confession
The Confession is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores themes of wrongful conviction, capital punishment, and moral responsibility in the American justice system.
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C.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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D.
Careful Confessions
Careful Confessions is the independently released early album by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles that helped launch her recording career.
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E.
Confessions
Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
- 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: Book of Confessions Target entity description: The Book of Confessions is the collection of historic creeds and doctrinal statements that defines and guides the theology and faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
The Confession
The Confession is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores themes of wrongful conviction, capital punishment, and moral responsibility in the American justice system.
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C.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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D.
Careful Confessions
Careful Confessions is the independently released early album by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles that helped launch her recording career.
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E.
Confessions
Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian confessional document
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confessional standard ⓘ doctrinal collection ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| adoptionProcess |
requires approval by the General Assembly
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requires ratification by presbyteries ⓘ |
| complements | Book of Order (Presbyterian Church (USA)) ⓘ |
| confessionalNature | subordinate standard to Scripture ⓘ |
| contains |
Presbyterian doctrinal statements
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Reformed confessional documents ⓘ historic Christian creeds ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| defines | doctrine of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | constitutional document of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| firstAdoptedBy | United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| genre | creeds and confessions ⓘ |
| governingBody |
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
linked to:
councils of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
|
| guides |
faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
theology of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Brief Statement of Faith (PCUSA)
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The Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
linked to:
Apostles’ Creed
The Brief Statement of Faith of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ
linked to:
A Brief Statement of Faith (PCUSA)
The Confession of 1967 ⓘ The Confession of Belhar ⓘ
linked to:
Belhar Confession
The Confession of Belhar (PCUSA version) ⓘ
linked to:
Belhar Confession
The Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg Catechism
The Larger Catechism ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster Larger Catechism
The Nicene Creed ⓘ
linked to:
Nicene Creed
The Scots Confession ⓘ
linked to:
Scots Confession
The Second Helvetic Confession ⓘ
linked to:
Second Helvetic Confession
The Shorter Catechism ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster Shorter Catechism
The Theological Declaration of Barmen ⓘ
linked to:
Barmen Declaration
The Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster Confession of Faith
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| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAdoptedBy | Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| publisher |
Office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
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linked to:
Presbyterian Church (USA)
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | subject to the authority of the Bible ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian doctrine
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Presbyterian polity ⓘ Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| usedBy | Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
church discipline in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
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ordination standards in the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ teaching in the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
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linked to: Book of Confessions