The Kingdom of God Is Within You · Character
Petr Chelčický
15th-century Czech reformer who rejected state violence and military service.
minor
Also known as Chelčický
First appearance: v
Petr Chelčický's tie to Jesus Christ is one of the pressures that moves The Kingdom of God Is Within You—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned in relation to the tradition of nonresistance and Christian anarchism.
Petr Chelčický first appears in 0007 v.
With Jesus Christ (friendship): Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and egalitarian Christian teachings. With Constantine the Great (rivalry): Constantine the Great represents the corrupt union of church and state that Petr Chelčický vehemently opposed. With Jesus Christ (friendship): Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and egalitarian Christian teachings.
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- Historical and biblical figures in Tolstoy's critique
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- Jesus Christ
friendship · positive
Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and… How this plays out →
- Constantine the Great
rivalry · negative
- Jesus Christ
friendship · positive
Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and… How this plays out →
- Jesus Christ
friendship · positive
Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and… How this plays out →
- Constantine the Great
rivalry · negative
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