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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church Without Christ canonical | 1 |
| “the Church Without Christ” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12774964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Church Without Christ Context triple: [Hazel Motes, founds, Church Without Christ]
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A.
Christ and the Sinner
"Christ and the Sinner" is an expressionist artwork by German painter and printmaker Karl Schmidt-Rottluff that reflects his bold use of color and stark forms to convey intense spiritual and emotional themes.
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B.
The Way to Christ
The Way to Christ is a seminal mystical and devotional work by German theosopher Jakob Böhme that guides readers toward inner spiritual rebirth and union with God.
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C.
Godless
Godless is a critically acclaimed American Western drama miniseries centered on a New Mexico town run almost entirely by women after a mining disaster.
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D.
The Nemesis of Faith
The Nemesis of Faith is a controversial 1849 novel by James Anthony Froude that explores religious doubt and Victorian crisis of faith, which led to its public condemnation and notoriety.
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E.
La agonía del cristianismo
La agonía del cristianismo is a philosophical and theological essay by Miguel de Unamuno that reflects on the existential crisis, doubts, and inner struggle at the heart of Christian faith in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Church Without Christ Target entity description: 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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A.
Christ and the Sinner
"Christ and the Sinner" is an expressionist artwork by German painter and printmaker Karl Schmidt-Rottluff that reflects his bold use of color and stark forms to convey intense spiritual and emotional themes.
-
B.
The Way to Christ
The Way to Christ is a seminal mystical and devotional work by German theosopher Jakob Böhme that guides readers toward inner spiritual rebirth and union with God.
-
C.
Godless
Godless is a critically acclaimed American Western drama miniseries centered on a New Mexico town run almost entirely by women after a mining disaster.
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D.
The Nemesis of Faith
The Nemesis of Faith is a controversial 1849 novel by James Anthony Froude that explores religious doubt and Victorian crisis of faith, which led to its public condemnation and notoriety.
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E.
La agonía del cristianismo
La agonía del cristianismo is a philosophical and theological essay by Miguel de Unamuno that reflects on the existential crisis, doubts, and inner struggle at the heart of Christian faith in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in literature
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fictional religious movement ⓘ heretical movement ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Wise Blood (1979 film adaptation)
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linked to:
Wise Blood
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| appearsIn | Wise Blood ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Asa Hawks
ⓘ
Enoch Emery ⓘ Hazel Motes ⓘ Sabbath Lily Hawks ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork |
Flannery O’Connor
ⓘ
linked to:
Flannery O'Connor
|
| coreBelief |
denial of the need for redemption
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rejection of Jesus Christ ⓘ rejection of traditional Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Hazel Motes ⓘ |
| denies |
existence of sin as requiring Christ’s atonement
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need for salvation through Christ ⓘ resurrection of Christ ⓘ |
| directorOfAdaptation | John Huston ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Wise Blood universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Wise Blood
|
| foundedByCharacter | Hazel Motes ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Wise Blood (novel)
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linked to:
Wise Blood
|
| 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)
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linked to:
Wise Blood
|
| religiousOrientation |
Christless
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anti-Christian ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
preaching against Christ
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street preaching ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Taulkinham, Tennessee ⓘ |
| slogan |
“the Church Without Christ”
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linked to:
Church Without Christ
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| 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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Input
Subject: Church Without Christ Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Church Without Christ