Lund Principle
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The Lund Principle is an ecumenical guideline urging churches to act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction require them to act separately.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lund Principle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9515791 — 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: Lund Principle Context triple: [United and Uniting churches, associatedWith, Lund Principle]
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A.
Lusser's law
Lusser's law is a reliability engineering principle that states the overall reliability of a system is the product of the reliabilities of its individual components, highlighting how system reliability decreases as more components are added in series.
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B.
Lenzsche Regel
Lenzsche Regel ist ein grundlegendes Gesetz der Elektrodynamik, das die Richtung induzierter Ströme so festlegt, dass sie der Ursache ihrer Entstehung entgegenwirken.
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C.
Osthoff's law
Osthoff's law is a sound change in Indo-European linguistics describing the shortening of long vowels before resonant consonants followed by another consonant.
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D.
Kluge's law
Kluge's law is a proposed sound law in Proto-Germanic historical linguistics that explains the development of certain geminate consonants from earlier consonant clusters.
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E.
Magendie’s law
Magendie’s law is a principle in neurophysiology stating that the anterior (ventral) spinal nerve roots are primarily motor while the posterior (dorsal) roots are primarily sensory.
- 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: Lund Principle Target entity description: The Lund Principle is an ecumenical guideline urging churches to act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction require them to act separately.
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A.
Lusser's law
Lusser's law is a reliability engineering principle that states the overall reliability of a system is the product of the reliabilities of its individual components, highlighting how system reliability decreases as more components are added in series.
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B.
Lenzsche Regel
Lenzsche Regel ist ein grundlegendes Gesetz der Elektrodynamik, das die Richtung induzierter Ströme so festlegt, dass sie der Ursache ihrer Entstehung entgegenwirken.
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C.
Osthoff's law
Osthoff's law is a sound change in Indo-European linguistics describing the shortening of long vowels before resonant consonants followed by another consonant.
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D.
Kluge's law
Kluge's law is a proposed sound law in Proto-Germanic historical linguistics that explains the development of certain geminate consonants from earlier consonant clusters.
-
E.
Magendie’s law
Magendie’s law is a principle in neurophysiology stating that the anterior (ventral) spinal nerve roots are primarily motor while the posterior (dorsal) roots are primarily sensory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecumenical guideline
ⓘ
ecumenical principle ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
practical ecumenical cooperation
ⓘ
visible unity of the Church ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Christian churches
ⓘ
ecumenical relations ⓘ |
| articulatedIn |
Lund 1952 Faith and Order report
ⓘ
linked to:
Faith and Order Commission
|
| associatedWith | World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission ⓘ |
| basedOn |
mutual recognition of Christian faith among churches
ⓘ
theological convergence ⓘ |
| category |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Ecumenism ⓘ
linked to:
United and Uniting churches
Interchurch relations ⓘ |
| concerns |
mission and evangelism
ⓘ
social and diaconal action ⓘ theological education cooperation ⓘ worship cooperation ⓘ |
| context | post-World War II ecumenical movement ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
acting together rather than separately
ⓘ
common witness of churches ⓘ cooperation in mission and service ⓘ respect for deep doctrinal convictions ⓘ |
| formulatedAt | Lund, Sweden ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | World Council of Churches ⓘ |
| formulatedDuring | Faith and Order Conference of the World Council of Churches in Lund 1952 ⓘ |
| formulatedInYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lund Principle of Christian Unity
ⓘ
linked to:
Lund Principle of Ecumenism
Lund Principle of Ecumenism ⓘ |
| hasCoreStatement | churches should act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction compel them to act separately ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpact | ongoing ecumenical practice in the 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
bilateral church agreements
ⓘ
later ecumenical dialogues ⓘ multilateral ecumenical processes ⓘ practical cooperation between churches at local level ⓘ |
| language | churches should act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction compel them to act separately ⓘ |
| normativeStatus | moral and pastoral guideline rather than binding law ⓘ |
| recognizes |
existence of deep differences of conviction between churches
ⓘ
limits to church cooperation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Faith and Order movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Faith and Order Commission
Life and Work movement ⓘ ecumenical ecclesiology ⓘ |
| seeksToBalance | ecumenical cooperation and confessional integrity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
criterion for ecumenical decision-making
ⓘ
guideline for joint action of churches ⓘ |
| usedBy |
member churches of the World Council of Churches
ⓘ
national councils of churches ⓘ
linked to:
council of churches
regional ecumenical organizations ⓘ |
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