Christian Anarchism : A Political Commentary on the Gospel

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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."Dr Christoyannopoulos has produced a superb discussion of Christian anarchism from Tolstoy to the present day. He combines a wide scope and meticulous scholarship with impressive analytical ability. He also writes clearly and well - not always the case in this area. This book is required reading for those interested in alternative conceptions of politics." - Professor David McLellan, Author, "Karl Marx: A Biography".

Acknowledgements	p. VII
Introduction - Christian ôAnarchismö?	p. 1
Locating Christian Anarchism	p. 1
In political theology	p. 2
In political thought	p. 4
Outlining Christian Anarchism	p. 7
Aims, limits, and originality	p. 7
Technical issues	p. 10
The structure of this book	p. 13
Christian Anarchist ôThinkersö	p. 13
Leo Tolstoy	p. 14
Jacques Ellul	p. 16
Vernard Eller	p. 16
Michael C. Elliott	p. 17
Dave Andrews	p. 17
Key writers in the Catholic Worker movement	p. 18
Writers behind other Christian anarchist publications	p. 21
William Lloyd Garrison	p. 22
Hugh O. Pentecost	p. 23
Nicolas Berdyaev	p. 23
William T. Cavanaugh	p. 24
Jonathan Bartley	p. 24
Christian anarcho-capitalists	p. 24
George Tarleton	p. 25
Supportive thinkers	p. 26
The Christian Anarchist Critique of the State	p. 29
The Sermon on the Mount: A Manifesto for Christian Anarchism	p. 30
Resist Not Evil	p. 32
Jesus' three illustrations	p. 32
A purposeful reaction	p. 34
Beyond lex talionis	p. 35
The cycle of violence	p. 37
Overcoming of the cycle of violence	p. 41
Anarchist implications	p. 43
Judge Not	p. 47
Love Your Enemies	p. 49
Swear Not at All	p. 52
The Golden Rule	p. 55
Reflections on Other Passages in the Sermon	p. 56
Be not angry	p. 56
Commit no adultery	p. 59
Seek no praise	p. 59
The Beatitudes	p. 59
Worry not about security	p. 60
Be the salt and the light	p. 61
Fulfilling the Old Law	p. 61
A Manifesto for Christian Anarchism	p. 65
The Anarchism Implied in Jesus' Other Teachings and Example	p. 67
The Old Testament	p. 68
1 Samuel 8	p. 68
Other Old Testament passages	p. 72
Expectations of a Political Messiah	p. 73
Jesus' Third Temptation in the Wilderness	p. 75
Exorcisms and Miracle Healings	p. 77
Forgive Seventy-Seven Times	p. 78
Not Judging One Another	p. 80
Being Servants	p. 82
The Temple Cleansing	p. 83
Jesus' Arrest	p. 87
Jesus'trial	p. 90
Jesus' Crucifixion	p. 93
Paul's ôpowersö	p. 93
The defeat of the powers	p. 95
The crucified ômessiahö	p. 96
The crux of Jesus' political teaching	p. 97
Taking up the cross	p. 98
Jesus' Resurrection	p. 100
Revelation	p. 102
Allegedly Violent Passages	p. 104
Jesus' Anarchist Teaching and Example	p. 106
The State's Wickedness and the Church's Infidelity	p. 107
The History of Christendom	p. 108
Constantine's temptation of the early church	p. 108
Christendom and beyond	p. 112
The Modern State and Economy	p. 113
The ôstateö	p. 113
State violence	p. 115
State deception	p. 117
Economic exploitation	p. 121
The state as idolatry	p. 125
Church Doctrine in Support of the State	p. 127
Reinterpretations of Jesus' commandments in the Sermon on the Mount	p. 128
Reinterpretations of non-resistance	p. 130
Support for political authority	p. 135
Deceptive Dogmas	p. 136
Sanctimonious self-righteousness	p. 137
Obscure rituals and beliefs	p. 139
Institutional religion	p. 143
Awakening to True Christianity	p. 144
The Christian Anarchist Response	p. 146
Responding to the State	p. 147
Paul's Letter to Roman Christians Chapter 13	p. 148
Paul's weaknesses	p. 149
The Christian anarchist exegesis: subversive subjection	p. 150
Similar passages in the New Testament	p. 156
Jesus' Advice on Taxes	p. 157
Caesar's things and God's things	p. 158
The temple tax and fish episode	p. 160
Pondering the Role of Civil Disobedience	p. 161
Against civil disobedience	p. 161
For (non-violent) civil disobedience	p. 162
Obedience to God	p. 164
Disregarding the Organs of the State	p. 165
Holding office and voting	p. 165
Paying taxes	p. 166
Conscription and war	p. 166
Other state services	p. 167
On Revolutionary Methods	p. 167
No compromise with violence	p. 168
Revolution by example	p. 171
Collective Witness as the True Church	p. 174
ôA New Society Within the Shell of the Oldö	p. 175
Repenting and joining the church	p. 175
An economy of care and sacrifice	p. 177
Subversive organisation	p. 180
A Difficult Mission	p. 183
Dealing with evil in the community	p. 183
Heroic sacrifices by church members	p. 188
Trust in God	p. 191
A beacon of faith	p. 191
The mysterious growth of a mustard seed	p. 193
Examples of Christian Anarchist Witness	p. 196
Pre-Modern Examples	p. 197
Early Christians	p. 197
The Middle Ages and the Reformation	p. 199
Modern Examples	p. 202
Garrison and his followers	p. 202
Ballon and the Hopedale community	p. 202
Tolstoy's personal example	p. 203
Tolstoyism and Tolstoyan colonies	p. 204
Gandhi: a leader by example	p. 207
The Catholic Worker movement	p. 209
A Pinch of Salt and The Digger and Christian Anarchist	p. 210
Online communities	p. 211
Andrews' community work	p. 212
Incomplete Examples	p. 212
Conclusion - The Prophetic Role of Christian Anarchism	p. 214
ôChristian Anarchistsö and ôChristian Anarchismö	p. 215
The Kingdom of God in History	p. 217
ôHasteningö God's kingdom	p. 217
History's mysterious unfolding	p. 219
The temptation of normal political action	p. 221
Relentless Prophecy at the Margins	p. 225
Love, justice, and social ontology	p. 225
Christian anarchists as prophets	p. 229
Distinguishing church and state	p. 232
Christian Anarchism's Original Contribution	p. 235
Epilogue	p. 240
Bibliography	p. 242
Index	p. 265
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