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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Of a Christian Commonwealth canonical | 1 |
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early modern political philosophy
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social contract theory ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Of the Kingdom of Darkness
NERFINISHED
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Of the Rights of Sovereigns by Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| workIn | second half of Leviathan ⓘ |
| workIncludedIn | first published edition of Leviathan (1651) ⓘ |
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