# Petr Chelčický — The Kingdom of God Is Within You character guide

> Petr Chelčický in The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Chelčický

**First appearance:** 0007-v

## Who they are

15th-century Czech reformer who rejected state violence and military service.

## Relationships

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_friendship_

Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and egalitarian Christian teachings.

### [Constantine the Great](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/characters/constantine_the_great)

_rivalry_

Constantine the Great represents the corrupt union of church and state that Petr Chelčický vehemently opposed.

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_friendship_

Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and egalitarian Christian teachings.

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_friendship_

Jesus Christ is invoked as a foundational influence on Petr Chelčický’s pacifist and egalitarian Christian teachings.

### [Constantine the Great](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/characters/constantine_the_great)

_rivalry_

Constantine the Great represents the corrupt union of church and state that Petr Chelčický vehemently opposed.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in relation to the tradition of nonresistance and Christian anarchism.

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