The Church Is Not the Bride
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"The Church Is Not the Bride" is a controversial Christian theological book by B. D. Hyman that challenges the traditional doctrine that the Church is the bride of Christ.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Church Is Not the Bride canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9512184 — 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 Church Is Not the Bride Context triple: [B. D. Hyman, notableWork, The Church Is Not the Bride]
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A.
Brides of Christ
Brides of Christ is an Australian television miniseries that explores the lives, faith, and personal struggles of nuns and students in a Catholic convent school during the social upheavals of the 1960s.
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B.
Incense of a New Church
Incense of a New Church is a modernist painting by American artist Charles Demuth, known for its precise, architectural forms and exploration of light and structure.
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C.
The Doctrine of the Church
The Doctrine of the Church is a theological work by philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that systematically explores the nature, mission, and structure of the Christian church.
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D.
De unitate ecclesiae
De unitate ecclesiae is a theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that argues for the necessity of unity and authority within the Christian Church.
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E.
Of the Universal Church
"Of the Universal Church" is the English title of *Universae Ecclesiae*, a Vatican instruction clarifying the application of Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio *Summorum Pontificum* regarding the traditional Latin Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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 Church Is Not the Bride Target entity description: "The Church Is Not the Bride" is a controversial Christian theological book by B. D. Hyman that challenges the traditional doctrine that the Church is the bride of Christ.
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A.
Brides of Christ
Brides of Christ is an Australian television miniseries that explores the lives, faith, and personal struggles of nuns and students in a Catholic convent school during the social upheavals of the 1960s.
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B.
Incense of a New Church
Incense of a New Church is a modernist painting by American artist Charles Demuth, known for its precise, architectural forms and exploration of light and structure.
-
C.
The Doctrine of the Church
The Doctrine of the Church is a theological work by philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that systematically explores the nature, mission, and structure of the Christian church.
-
D.
De unitate ecclesiae
De unitate ecclesiae is a theological treatise by Cyprian of Carthage that argues for the necessity of unity and authority within the Christian Church.
-
E.
Of the Universal Church
"Of the Universal Church" is the English title of *Universae Ecclesiae*, a Vatican instruction clarifying the application of Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio *Summorum Pontificum* regarding the traditional Latin Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological book
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book ⓘ |
| audience | Christians interested in theology ⓘ |
| author | B. D. Hyman ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| doctrineChallenged | the Church as the bride of Christ ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian non-fiction
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theology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorViewpoint | rejects traditional identification of the Church as Christ’s bride ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Christology
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ecclesiology ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | challenges the doctrine that the Church is the bride of Christ ⓘ |
| topic |
Christian doctrine
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interpretation of biblical metaphors ⓘ |
| workTitle | The Church Is Not the Bride ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Church Is Not the Bride Description of subject: "The Church Is Not the Bride" is a controversial Christian theological book by B. D. Hyman that challenges the traditional doctrine that the Church is the bride of Christ.
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