Eight Forms of Obedience

By MichaelJ January 17, 2026

  1. Obedience out of fear of pain.

  2. Obedience out of fear of the other.

  3. Obedience out of love for the person of the hierarch.

  4. Obedience out of loyalty to the office of the hierarch.

  5. Obedience out of respect for the laws of men and of heaven.

  6. Obedience out of piety.

  7. Obedience out of compassion.

  8. Obedience out of devotion.

(Taken from Empire of Silence, by Christopher Ruocchio)

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