Of a Christian Commonwealth
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Of a Christian Commonwealth is a section of Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy work *Leviathan* that examines the structure, authority, and religious foundations of a Christian state.
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| Of a Christian Commonwealth canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Of a Christian Commonwealth Context triple: [Leviathan, hasPart, Of a Christian Commonwealth]
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A.
God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
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B.
The Christian System
The Christian System is a 19th-century theological work by Alexander Campbell that systematically presents the doctrines and principles of the Restoration Movement within Protestant Christianity.
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C.
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates is a 1649 political treatise by John Milton that defends the right of the people to depose or execute tyrannical rulers.
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D.
De Libertate Christiana
De Libertate Christiana is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1520 theological treatise that explores the paradoxical nature of Christian freedom and servitude.
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E.
A Model of Christian Charity
A Model of Christian Charity is John Winthrop’s famous 1630 sermon outlining the Puritan vision of a godly community as a “city upon a hill,” foundational to American religious and political thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Of a Christian Commonwealth Target entity description: Of a Christian Commonwealth is a section of Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy work *Leviathan* that examines the structure, authority, and religious foundations of a Christian state.
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A.
God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
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B.
The Christian System
The Christian System is a 19th-century theological work by Alexander Campbell that systematically presents the doctrines and principles of the Restoration Movement within Protestant Christianity.
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C.
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates is a 1649 political treatise by John Milton that defends the right of the people to depose or execute tyrannical rulers.
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D.
De Libertate Christiana
De Libertate Christiana is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1520 theological treatise that explores the paradoxical nature of Christian freedom and servitude.
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E.
A Model of Christian Charity
A Model of Christian Charity is John Winthrop’s famous 1630 sermon outlining the Puritan vision of a godly community as a “city upon a hill,” foundational to American religious and political thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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part of a philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
conflicts between clerical power and civil power
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limits of ecclesiastical independence ⓘ role of Christian doctrine in civil obedience ⓘ unity of religious and civil authority in the sovereign ⓘ |
| aimsTo | subordinate church authority to the civil sovereign ⓘ |
| argues |
that religious disputes should be settled by civil authority
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that the sovereign is the supreme interpreter of Scripture for public doctrine ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| concerns |
legitimacy of religious laws in civil society
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organization of a Christian state ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Erastian view of church–state relations
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absolutist theory of sovereignty ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Civil War era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian commonwealth
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civil power over ecclesiastical matters ⓘ interpretation of Scripture by the sovereign ⓘ political authority ⓘ relationship between church and state ⓘ religious foundations of political authority ⓘ sovereignty in a Christian state ⓘ |
| partOf | Leviathan ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early modern political philosophy
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social contract theory ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Of the Kingdom of Darkness
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linked to:
Kingdom of Darkness
Of the Rights of Sovereigns by Institution ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| workIn | second half of Leviathan ⓘ |
| workIncludedIn | first published edition of Leviathan (1651) ⓘ |
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