05928cam a2200697Li 4500 ocn891395449 OCoLC 20200709055937.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 140826t20112011enk ob 000 0 eng d E7B eng rda pn E7B OCLCO N$T OCLCF YDXCP EBLCP DEBSZ COO OCLCQ 858762840 904124812 9781845406639 (electronic bk.) 184540663X (electronic bk.) 1845402472 (Trade Paper) 9781845402471 (Trade Paper) 9781845402471 9781845402471 (OCoLC)891395449 (OCoLC)858762840 (OCoLC)904124812 BR115.P7 C47 2011eb REL 012110 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 261.7 23 MAIN Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre, author. Christian anarchism : a political commentary on the gospel / Alexandre Christoyannopoulos. [Abridged edition]. Exeter, United Kingdom : Imprint Academic, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource (463 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 26, 2014). Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Quotations; Acknowledgements; Body matter; Introduction -- Christian "Anarchism"?; Locating Christian anarchism; In political theology; In political thought; Outlining Christian anarchism; Aims, limits, and originality; Technical issues; The structure of this book; Christian anarchist "thinkers"; Leo Tolstoy; Jacques Ellul; Vernard Eller; Michael C. Elliott; Dave Andrews; Key writers in the Catholic Worker movement; Writers behind other Christian anarchist publications; William Lloyd Garrison; Hugh O. Pentecost; Nicolas Berdyaev. William T. CavanaughJonathan Bartley; Christian anarcho-capitalists; George Tarleton; Supportive thinkers; Part I -- The Christian Anarchist Critique of the State; Chapter 1 -- The Sermon on the Mount: A Manifesto for Christian Anarchism; 1.1 -- Resist not evil; 1.1.1 -- Jesus' three illustrations; 1.1.2 -- A purposeful reaction; 1.1.3 -- Beyond lex talionis; 1.1.4 -- The cycle of violence; 1.1.5 -- Overcoming of the cycle of violence; 1.1.6 -- Anarchist implications; 1.2 -- Judge not; 1.3 -- Love your enemies; 1.4 -- Swear not at all; 1.5 -- The Golden Rule. 1.6 -- Reflections on other passages in the Sermon1.6.1 -- Be not angry; 1.6.2 -- Commit no adultery; 1.6.3 -- Seek no praise; 1.6.4 -- The Beatitudes; 1.6.5 -- Worry not about security; 1.6.6 -- Be the salt and the light; 1.7 -- Fulfilling the Old Law; 1.8 -- A manifesto for Christian anarchism; Chapter 2 -- The Anarchism Implied in Jesus' Other Teachings and Example; 2.1 -- The Old Testament; 2.1.1 -- 1 Samuel 8; 2.1.2 -- Other Old Testament passages; 2.2 -- Expectations of a political messiah; 2.3 -- Jesus' third temptation in the wilderness; 2.4 -- Exorcisms and miracle healings. 2.5 -- Forgive seventy-seven times2.6 -- Not judging one another; 2.7 -- Being servants; 2.8 -- The temple cleansing; 2.9 -- Jesus' arrest; 2.10 -- Jesus' trial; 2.11 -- Jesus' crucifixion; 2.11.1 -- Paul's "powers"; 2.11.2 -- The defeat of the powers; 2.11.3 -- The crucified "messiah"; 2.11.4 -- The crux of Jesus' political teaching; 2.11.5 -- Taking up the cross; 2.12 -- Jesus' resurrection; 2.13 -- Revelation; 2.14 -- Allegedly violent passages; 2.15 -- Jesus' anarchist teaching and example; Chapter 3 -- The State's Wickedness and the Church's Infidelity; 3.1 -- The history of Christendom. 3.1.1 -- Constantine's temptation of the early church3.1.2 -- Christendom and beyond; 3.2 -- The modern state and economy; 3.2.1 -- The "state"; 3.2.2 -- State violence; 3.2.3 -- State deception; 3.2.4 -- Economic exploitation; 3.2.5 -- The state as idolatry; 3.3 -- Church doctrine in support of the state; 3.3.1 -- Reinterpretations of Jesus' commandments in the Sermon on the Mount; 3.3.2 -- Reinterpretations of non-resistance; 3.3.3 -- Support for political authority; 3.4 -- Deceptive dogmas; 3.4.1 -- Sanctimonious self-righteousness; 3.4.2 -- Obscure rituals and beliefs; 3.4.3 -- Institutional religion. 3.5 -- Awakening to true Christianity. 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. Christianity and politics. Anarchism. Ideology History. Political science History. Right and left (Political science) History. RELIGION Christian Life Social Issues. bisacsh RELIGION Christianity General. bisacsh Anarchism. fast (OCoLC)fst00808387 Christianity and politics. fast (OCoLC)fst00859736 Electronic books. Print version: Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre. Christian Anarchism : A Political Commentary on the Gospel (Abridged Edition). Luton : Andrews UK, ©2013 9781845402471 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=637884 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1387129 ebrary EBRY ebr10761377 EBSCOhost EBSC 637884 YBP Library Services YANK 11122426 92 N$T 53814 53814