An edition of Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel
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Christian Anarchism
A Political Commentary on the Gospel
by Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
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Christian anarchism has been around for at least as long as “secular” anarchism. The existing literature cites Leo Tolstoy as its most famous (sometimes even as the only) proponent, but there are many others, such as Jacques Ellul, Vernard Eller, Dave Andrews or the people associated with the Catholic Worker movement. Both individually and collectively, these Christian anarchists offer a compelling critique of the state, the church and the economy based on numerous passages from the New Testament. Yet despite the relevance and growth of this literature, no generic study bringing together these different thinkers or reflecting on their contribution has been published to date, because such work involves meticulous searching, compiling and structuring of countless different texts and sources, not all of which are easily accessed. This book, however, provides precisely such a study, and thereby presents Christian anarchism to both the wider public and the wider academic community.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Page vii
Introduction---Christian ``Anarchism''?
Page 1
Locating Christian Anarchism
Page 2
In political theology
Page 2
In political thought
Page 4
Outlining Christian Anarchism
Page 10
Aims, limits, and originality
Page 10
Technical issues
Page 13
The structure of this book
Page 16
Christian Anarchist ``Thinkers''
Page 16
Leo Tolstoy
Page 17
Jacques Ellul
Page 20
Vernard Eller
Page 22
Michael C. Elliott
Page 22
Dave Andrews
Page 23
Key writers in the Catholic Worker movement
Page 24
Writers behind other Christian anarchist publications
Page 29
William Lloyd Garrison
Page 32
Hugh O. Pentecost
Page 33
Nicolas Berdyaev
Page 33
William T. Cavanaugh
Page 34
Jonathan Bartley
Page 35
Christian anarcho-capitalists
Page 35
George Tarleton
Page 37
Supportive thinkers
Page 37
PART I - THE CHRISTIAN ANARCHIST CRITIQUE OF THE STATE
Page 42
The Sermon on the Mount: A Manifesto for Christian Anarchism
Page 43
Resist Not Evil
Page 45
Jesus' three illustrations
Page 45
A purposeful reaction
Page 47
Beyond lex talionis
Page 49
The cycle of violence
Page 50
Overcoming of the cycle of violence
Page 54
Anarchist implications
Page 57
Judge Not
Page 61
Love Your Enemies
Page 63
Swear Not at All
Page 67
The Golden Rule
Page 69
Reflections on Other Passages in the Sermon
Page 70
Be not angry
Page 70
Commit no adultery
Page 73
Seek no praise
Page 74
The Beatitudes
Page 74
Worry not about security
Page 75
Be the salt and the light
Page 76
Fulfilling the Old Law
Page 76
A Manifesto for Christian Anarchism
Page 80
The Anarchism Implied in Jesus' Other Teachings and Example
Page 83
The Old Testament
Page 84
Samuel 8
Page 84
Other Old Testament passages
Page 88
Expectations of a Political Messiah
Page 91
Jesus' Third Temptation in the Wilderness
Page 92
Exorcisms and Miracle Healings
Page 95
Forgive Seventy-Seven Times
Page 97
Not Judging one Another
Page 98
Being Servants
Page 100
The Temple Cleansing
Page 102
Jesus' Arrest
Page 106
Jesus' Trial
Page 110
Jesus' Crucifixion
Page 114
Paul's ``powers''
Page 114
The defeat of the powers
Page 116
The crucified ``messiah''
Page 117
The crux of Jesus' political teaching
Page 118
Taking up the cross
Page 120
Jesus' Resurrection
Page 121
Revelation
Page 123
Allegedly Violent Passages
Page 126
Jesus' Anarchist Teaching and Example
Page 128
The State's Wickedness and the Church's Infidelity
Page 130
The History of Christendom
Page 131
Constantine's temptation of the early church
Page 131
Christendom and beyond
Page 136
The Modern State and Economy
Page 137
The ``state''
Page 137
State violence
Page 140
State deception
Page 142
Economic exploitation
Page 147
The state as idolatry
Page 152
Church Doctrine in Support of the State
Page 155
Reinterpretations of Jesus' commandments in the Sermon on the Mount
Page 156
Reinterpretations of non-resistance
Page 158
Support for political authority
Page 164
Deceptive Dogmas
Page 167
Sanctimonious self-righteousness
Page 167
Obscure rituals and beliefs
Page 169
Institutional religion
Page 175
Awakening to True Christianity
Page 177
PART II - THE CHRISTIAN ANARCHIST RESPONSE
Page 179
Responding to the State
Page 180
Paul's Letter to Roman Christians
Page 181
Paul's weaknesses
Page 182
The Christian anarchist exegesis: subversive subjection
Page 183
Similar passages in the New Testament
Page 191
Jesus' Advice on Taxes
Page 192
Caesar's things and God's things
Page 193
The temple tax and fish episode
Page 196
Pondering the Role of Civil Disobedience
Page 198
Against civil disobedience
Page 198
For (non-violent) civil disobedience
Page 199
Obedience to God
Page 201
Disregarding the Organs of the State
Page 203
Holding office and voting
Page 203
Paying taxes
Page 204
Conscription and war
Page 205
Other state services
Page 205
On Revolutionary Methods
Page 206
No compromise with violence
Page 207
Revolution by example
Page 210
Collective witness as the True Church
Page 215
``A New Society Within the Shell of the Old''
Page 216
Repenting and joining the church
Page 216
An economy of care and sacrifice
Page 218
Subversive organisation
Page 223
A Difficult Mission
Page 226
Dealing with evil in the community
Page 226
Heroic sacrifices by church members
Page 232
Trust in God
Page 235
A beacon of faith
Page 235
The mysterious growth of a mustard seed
Page 238
Examples of Christian Anarchist Witness
Page 242
Pre-Modern Examples
Page 243
Early Christians
Page 243
The Middle Ages and the Reformation
Page 246
Modern Examples
Page 251
Garrison and his followers
Page 251
Ballou and the Hopedale community
Page 252
Tolstoy's personal example
Page 252
Tolstoyism and Tolstoyan colonies
Page 254
Gandhi: a leader by example
Page 258
The Catholic Worker movement
Page 260
A Pinch of Salt and the Digger and Christian Anarchist
Page 262
Online communities
Page 264
Andrews' community work
Page 265
Incomplete Examples
Page 266
CONCLUSION - THE PROPHETIC ROLE OF CHRISTIAN ANARCHISM
Page 268
``Christian Anarchists'' and ``Christian Anarchism''
Page 269
The Kingdom of God in History
Page 271
``Hastening'' God's kingdom
Page 271
History's mysterious unfolding
Page 273
The temptation of normal political action
Page 276
Relentless Prophecy at the Margins
Page 281
Love, justice, and social ontology
Page 281
Christian anarchists as prophets
Page 285
Distinguishing church and state
Page 289
Christian Anarchism's Original Contribution
Page 291
Epilogue
Page 297
Bibliography
Page 299
Index
Page 322
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