Cur Deus Homo
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Cur Deus Homo is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that systematically explains why the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ were necessary for human salvation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cur Deus Homo canonical | 5 |
| Cur Deus Homo (Why God Became Man) | 1 |
| Why God Became Man | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T310750 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cur Deus Homo Context triple: [satisfaction theory of atonement, developedInWork, Cur Deus Homo]
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A.
Dei Verbum
Dei Verbum is the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, outlining the Catholic Church’s teaching on Scripture, Tradition, and revelation.
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Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
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C.
Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
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D.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
- 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: Cur Deus Homo Target entity description: Cur Deus Homo is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that systematically explains why the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ were necessary for human salvation.
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A.
Dei Verbum
Dei Verbum is the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, outlining the Catholic Church’s teaching on Scripture, Tradition, and revelation.
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B.
Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
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C.
Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
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D.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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scholastic work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1094–1098 ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
human sin is an offense against the honor of God
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only God can make adequate satisfaction for sin ⓘ satisfaction must be made by a human being ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anselmian satisfaction theory
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Anselmian theology ⓘ |
| atonementModel | satisfaction theory of atonement ⓘ |
| audience | educated Christian readers ⓘ |
| author | Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ |
| bookCount | 2 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
necessity of the Incarnation
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necessity of the crucifixion ⓘ rational explanation of human salvation ⓘ |
| concludesThat | the Redeemer must be both God and man ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | advocates of moral influence theory of atonement ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | legalistic conception of sin and satisfaction ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 11th century ⓘ |
| doctrineExplained | atonement ⓘ |
| followedBy | later commentaries on Anselm’s atonement theory ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetic work
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philosophical theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
high Middle Ages
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linked to:
High Middle Ages
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| influenced |
Protestant theology
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Roman Catholic theology ⓘ Western doctrines of atonement ⓘ medieval scholastic theology ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| mainInterlocutors |
Anselm
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linked to:
Anselm of Canterbury
Boso ⓘ |
| method | rational argument rather than appeal to authority ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
divine honor
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fittingness of the Incarnation ⓘ necessity of satisfaction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Italy ⓘ |
| purpose | to show by reason why God became man ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Catholic
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingOfDialogue | monastic context ⓘ |
| structure | two books ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
Christology
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soteriology ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Why God Became Man
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linked to:
Cur Deus Homo
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linked to: Cur Deus Homo