Church Without Christ
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Church Without Christ is the starkly heretical, Christless religious movement created by Hazel Motes in Flannery O’Connor’s novel "Wise Blood" to reject traditional Christian belief.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in literature
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fictional religious movement ⓘ heretical movement ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Wise Blood (1979 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Wise Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Asa Hawks
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Enoch Emery NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazel Motes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabbath Lily Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Flannery O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
denial of the need for redemption
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rejection of Jesus Christ ⓘ rejection of traditional Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Hazel Motes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denies |
existence of sin as requiring Christ’s atonement
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need for salvation through Christ ⓘ resurrection of Christ ⓘ |
| directorOfAdaptation | John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Wise Blood universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedByCharacter | Hazel Motes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Wise Blood (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSourceWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryAnalysisCategory |
fictional anti-church
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symbol of nihilistic belief ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfSource |
Southern Gothic
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religious satire ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| metaphoricalFunction |
embodiment of negative faith
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parody of evangelical churches ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to dramatize the impossibility of escaping grace ⓘ |
| opposes |
Christianity
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belief in Christ’s divinity ⓘ traditional church institutions ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Wise Blood (1979 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Christless
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anti-Christian ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
preaching against Christ
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street preaching ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Taulkinham, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slogan | “the Church Without Christ” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
grace and redemption
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heresy ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| usedAsDevice |
satirical device
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symbol of spiritual rebellion ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPublicationOfSource | 1952 ⓘ |
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