# Christ — The National Being character guide

> Christ in The National Being by George William Russell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** One Christ

**First appearance:** 0006-v

## Who they are

Referenced as a religious figure, possibly in a metaphorical or national context.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_national_being_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator reflects on Christ as a symbolic or spiritual presence, exploring themes of sacrifice and national identity.

## In the story

### [Chapter V: The Rural Community and the Cooperative Ideal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_national_being_se/chapters/v)

Referenced in the phrase 'that we might have it more abundantly,' alluding to Christ's words in the Gospel of John about abundant life.

### [The Emancipation of Labor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_national_being_se/chapters/x)

Referenced in the context of misinterpretation of divine peace by clergy who advocate servile peace rather than the sword of justice.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_national_being_se/chapters/xviii)

Cited as an example of a single individual who changed the spiritual life of Europe through moral force.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_national_being_se/chapters/xx)

Referenced in the context of early Christian communal living and the spiritual bread that Christ wished followers to aspire to.

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