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Religious Anarchism

Author : Alexandre J. M. E. Christoyannopoulos
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443815031

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Religious Anarchism by Alexandre J. M. E. Christoyannopoulos Pdf

Both religion and anarchism have been increasingly politically active of late. This edited volume presents twelve chapters of fresh scholarship on diverse facets of the area where they meet: religious anarchism. The book is structured along three themes: • early Christian anarchist “pioneers,” including Pelagius, Coppe, Hungarian Nazarenes, and Dutch Christian anarchists; • Christian anarchist reflections on specific topics such as Kierkegaardian indifference, Romans 13, Dalit religious practice, and resistance to race and nation; • religious anarchism in other traditions, ranging from Wu Nengzi’s Daoism and Rexroth’s Zen Buddhism to various currents of Islam, including an original Anarca-Islamic “clinic.” This unique book therefore furthers scholarship on anarchism, on millenarian and revolutionary thinkers and movements, and on religion and politics. It is also of value to members of the wider public interested in radical politics and in the political implications of religion. And of course, it is relevant to those interested in any of the specific themes and thinkers focused on within individual chapters. In short, this book presents a range of innovative perspectives on a web of topics that, while held together by the common thread of religious anarchism, also speaks to numerous broader themes which have been increasingly prominent in the twenty-first century.

Christian Anarchism

Author : Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781845406622

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Christian Anarchism by Alexandre Christoyannopoulos Pdf

Christian anarchism has been around for at least as long as “secular” anarchism. Leo Tolstoy is its most famous proponent, but there are many others, such as Jacques Ellul, Vernard Eller, Dave Andrews or the people associated with the Catholic Worker movement. They offer a compelling critique of the state, the church and the economy based on the New Testament.

That Holy Anarchist

Author : Mark Van Steenwyk,Ched Myers
Publisher : Mark Van Steenwyk
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780615659817

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That Holy Anarchist by Mark Van Steenwyk,Ched Myers Pdf

In That Holy Anarchist, Mark Van Steenwyk explores the relationship between Christianity and anarchism. The name of Jesus is invoked by those in power as well as those resisting that power. What were the politics of Jesus and how can they continue to inform us as we struggle for justice?

Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism

Author : Revd Dr Keith Hebden
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409481478

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Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism by Revd Dr Keith Hebden Pdf

A second generation of emerging Dalit theology texts is re-shaping the way we think of Indian theology and liberation theology. This book is a vital part of that conversation. Taking post-colonial criticism to its logical end of criticism of statism, Keith Hebden looks at the way the emergence of India as a nation state shapes political and religious ideas. He takes a critical look at these Gods of the modern age and asks how Christians from marginalised communities might resist the temptation to be co-opted into the statist ideologies and competition for power. He does this by drawing on historical trends, Christian anarchist voices, and the religious experiences of indigenous Indians. Hebden's ability to bring together such different and challenging perspectives opens up radical new thinking in Dalit theology, inviting the Indian Church to resist the Hindu fundamentalists labelling of the Church as foreign by embracing and celebrating the anarchic foreignness of a Dalit Christian future.

Anarchy and Christianity

Author : Jacques Ellul
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606089712

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Anarchy and Christianity by Jacques Ellul Pdf

Jacque Ellul blends politics, theology, history, and exposition in this analysis of the relationship between political anarchy and biblical faith. While he clarifies the views of each and how they can be related, his aim is not to proselytize either anarchists into Christianity or Christians into anarchy. On the one hand, suggests Ellul, anarchists need to understand that much of their criticism of Christianity applies only to the form of religion that developed, not to biblical faith. Christians, on the other hand, need to look at the biblical texts and not reject anarchy as a political option, for it seems closest to biblical thinking. After charting the background of his own interest in the subject, Ellul defines what he means by anarchy: the nonviolent repudiation of authority. He goes on to look at the Bible as the source of anarchy (in the sense of nondomination, not disorder), working through Old Testament history, Jesus' ministry, and finally the early church's view of power as reflected in the New Testament writings.

Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism

Author : Keith Hebden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317154952

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Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism by Keith Hebden Pdf

A second generation of emerging Dalit theology texts is re-shaping the way we think of Indian theology and liberation theology. This book is a vital part of that conversation. Taking post-colonial criticism to its logical end of criticism of statism, Keith Hebden looks at the way the emergence of India as a nation state shapes political and religious ideas. He takes a critical look at these Gods of the modern age and asks how Christians from marginalised communities might resist the temptation to be co-opted into the statist ideologies and competition for power. He does this by drawing on historical trends, Christian anarchist voices, and the religious experiences of indigenous Indians. Hebden's ability to bring together such different and challenging perspectives opens up radical new thinking in Dalit theology, inviting the Indian Church to resist the Hindu fundamentalists labelling of the Church as foreign by embracing and celebrating the anarchic foreignness of a Dalit Christian future.

Anarchy and the Kingdom of God

Author : Davor Džalto
Publisher : Fordham University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780823294404

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Anarchy and the Kingdom of God by Davor Džalto Pdf

“Perhaps the best book on Christian anarchism since Jacques Ellul . . . a timely and valuable addition to resurgent interest in political theology.”—Eric Gregory, Princeton University Anarchy and the Kingdom of God reclaims the concept of “anarchism” both as a political philosophy and a way of thinking of the sociopolitical sphere from a theological perspective. Through a genuinely theological approach to the issues of power, coercion, and oppression, Davor Džalto advances human freedom—one of the most prominent forces in human history—as a foundational theological principle in Christianity. That principle enables a fresh reexamination of the problems of democracy and justice in the age of global (neoliberal) capitalism.

Angelic Troublemakers

Author : A. Terrance Wiley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781623569952

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Angelic Troublemakers by A. Terrance Wiley Pdf

Angelic Troublemakers is the first detailed account of what happens when religious ethics, political philosophy, and the anarchist spirit intermingle. Wiley deftly captures the ideals that inspired three revered heroes of nonviolent disobedience-Henry Thoreau, Dorothy Day, and Bayard Rustin. Resistance to slavery, empire, and capital is a way of life, a transnational tradition of thought and action. This book is a must read for anyone interested in religion, ethics, politics, or law.

Christian Anarchist

Author : William Marling
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781479810086

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Christian Anarchist by William Marling Pdf

A biography of a remarkable figure, whose politics prefigured today’s social justice, ecology, and gender equality movements Ammon Hennacy was arrested over thirty times for opposing US entry in World War 1. Later, when he refused to pay taxes that support war, he lost his wife and daughters, and then his job. For protesting the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he was hounded by the IRS and driven to migrant labor in the fields of the West. He had a romance with Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker, who called him a “prophet and a peasant.” He helped the homeless on the Bowery, founded the Joe Hill House of Hospitality in Salt Lake City, and protested the US development of nuclear missiles, becoming in the process one of the most celebrated anarchists of the twentieth century. To our era, when so much “protest” happens on social media, his actual sacrifices seem unworldly. Ammon Hennacy was a forerunner of contemporary progressive thought, and he remains a beacon for challenges that confront the world and especially the US today. In this exceptional biography, William Marling tells the story of this fascinating figure, who remains particularly important for the Catholic Left. In addition to establishing Hennacy as an exemplar of vegetarianism, ecology, and pacificism, Marling illuminates a broader history of political ideas now largely lost: the late nineteenth-century utopian movements, the grassroots socialist movements before World War I, and the antinuclear protests of the 1960s. A nuanced study of when religion and anarchist theory overlap, Christian Anarchist shows how Hennacy’s life at the heart of radical libertarian and anarchist interventions in American politics not only galvanized the public then, but offers us new insight for today.

Living on Hope while Living in Babylon

Author : Tripp York
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780718842963

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Living on Hope while Living in Babylon by Tripp York Pdf

Christian anarchy, the belief that in Jesus teachings may be found an inherent opposition to systematic secular rule and an inclinations towards war and oppression, is a credence that dates back as far as Christianity itself. York focuses on the movement's modern manifestations and their potential as models for contemporary Christian life. The author examines a few twentieth century Christians from varying religious traditions who lived such a witness, including the Berrigan brothers, Dorothy Day, and Eberhard Arnold. These witnesses can be viewed as anarchical in the sense that their loyalty to Christ undermines the pseudo-stereological myth employed by the state. While these Christians have been labeled pilgrims, revolutionaries, nomads,subversives, agitators, and now, anarchists, they are more importantly seekers of the peace of the city whose chief desire is for those belonging to the temporal cities to be able to participate in the eternal city, the city of God.

Occult Features of Anarchism

Author : Erica Lagalisse
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781629635880

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Occult Features of Anarchism by Erica Lagalisse Pdf

In the nineteenth century anarchists were accused of conspiracy by governments afraid of revolution, but in the current century various “conspiracy theories” suggest that anarchists are controlled by government itself. The Illuminati were a network of intellectuals who argued for self-government and against private property, yet the public is now often told that they were (and are) the very group that controls governments and defends private property around the world. Intervening in such misinformation, Lagalisse works with primary and secondary sources in multiple languages to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the actual relationship between revolutionism, pantheistic occult philosophy, and the clandestine fraternity. Exploring hidden correspondences between anarchism, Renaissance magic, and New Age movements, Lagalisse also advances critical scholarship regarding leftist attachments to secular politics. Inspired by anthropological fieldwork within today’s anarchist movements, her essay challenges anarchist atheism insofar as it poses practical challenges for coalition politics in today’s world. Studying anarchism as a historical object, Occult Features of Anarchism also shows how the development of leftist theory and practice within clandestine masculine public spheres continues to inform contemporary anarchist understandings of the “political,” in which men’s oppression by the state becomes the prototype for power in general. Readers behold how gender and religion become privatized in radical counterculture, a historical process intimately linked to the privatization of gender and religion by the modern nation-state.

Tolstoy's Political Thought

Author : Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000650983

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Tolstoy's Political Thought by Alexandre Christoyannopoulos Pdf

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), besides writing famous novels such as War and Peace, also wrote on political issues, especially later in his life, putting forward a political philosophy which might be termed 'Christian anarchism'. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Tolstoy’s political thought. It outlines in a systematic way Tolstoy’s thought, which was originally articulated unsystematically in diverse, often informal writing, such as pamphlets, letters, and speeches, as well as books, and in his novels, where Tolstoy’s thinking is put forward implicitly through the novels’ characters. The book sets out the basic themes of Tolstoy’s political thought: his acceptance of the teachings of Jesus, his criticism of the way in which Jesus’ teachings have been relayed by the church through traditional creeds and dogma, his passionate rejection of political violence by both the state and those working for reform, his plea for a nonviolent response to violence and injustice, and his call for society to forego its institutional shackles and enact a community of peace, love, and justice. The book also includes background information on the Russia of Tolstoy’s time, including the religious context, and a discussion of how Tolstoy’s political thought has been received by his admirers, who included Gandhi, and his critics.

Essays in Anarchism and Religion

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9176350746

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Essays in Anarchism and Religion by Anonim Pdf

Anarchism and religion have historically had an uneasy relationship. Indeed, representatives of both sides have regularly insisted on the fundamental incompatibility of anarchist and religious ideas and practices. Yet, ever since the emergence of anarchism as an intellectual and political movement, a considerable number of religious anarchists have insisted that their religious tradition necessarily implies an anarchist political stance.Reflecting both a rise of interest in anarchist ideas and activism on the one hand, and the revival of religious ideas and movements in the political sphere on the other, this multi-volume collection examines congruities and contestations between the two from a diverse range of academic perspectives.The second volume of Essays in Anarchism & Religion includes essays covering themes such as Yiddish radicalism, Byzantine theology, First Peter, William Blake, the role of violence in anarchism and in Christian anarchism, Spanish anarchist-themed film, and the Occult features of anarchism.In a world where political ideas increasingly matter once more, and religion is an increasingly visible aspect of global political life, these essays offer scholarly analysis of overlooked activists, ideas and movements, and as such reveal the possibility of a powerful critique of contemporary global society.

Creation and Anarchy

Author : Giorgio Agamben
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781503609273

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Creation and Anarchy by Giorgio Agamben Pdf

The acclaimed Italian philosopher interrogates the concept of creation in art, religion, and economics in this collection of five essays. Creation and the giving of orders are closely entwined in Western culture, where God commands the world into existence and later issues the injunctions known as the Ten Commandments. The arche, or origin, is always also a command, and a beginning is always the first principle that governs and decrees. This is as true for theology, where God not only creates the world but governs and continues to govern through continuous creation, as it is for the philosophical and political tradition according to which beginning and creation, command and will, together form a strategic apparatus without which our society would fall apart. The five essays collected here aim to deactivate this apparatus through a patient archaeological inquiry into the concepts of work, creation, and command. Giorgio Agamben explores every nuance of the arche in search of an an-archic exit strategy. By the book’s final chapter, anarchy appears as the secret center of power, brought to light so as to make possible a philosophical thought that might overthrow both the principle and its command.

Anarchism and Religion: An Introduction

Author : Morgan Stack
Publisher : Murphy & Moore Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1639870504

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Anarchism and Religion: An Introduction by Morgan Stack Pdf

Anarchism refers to a movement and political philosophy that is deeply suspicious of authority and opposes all dictatorial and involuntary forms of hierarchy. It has traditionally opposed the idea of organized religion. Anarchism is generally non-religious and is often anti-religious in nature. Its primary argument is that the Church supports the state and therefore religion supports politics. The opponents of political authority also oppose religious authority. Anarchists also believe that the original message which was given by the religious teachers, which consisted of ideas such as living a simple life, treating each other with respect and love, and live in peace, has been distorted by organized religions. This book provides significant information of this discipline to help develop a good understanding of the relationship between anarchism and religion. It aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects and the recent researches in this field. For someone with an interest and eye for detail, this book covers the most significant topics in the field of anarchism and religion.