Alex Christoyannopoulos · @alex_christoy
40 followers · 12 posts · Server kolektiva.social
🎄⛪️Today Christians celebrate the birth of (someone who, if they paid attention, they'd note was) an #anarchist: https://sites.google.com/site/christoyannopoulos/publications/christian-anarchism-a-political-commentary-on-the-gospel #christmasnotjustforconsumerism #interestingdinnerconversations
Book weaves together threads of anarchist #exegesis of #Gospel to thereby present as strong & coherent a case why “#Christianity” translates (or should do) to “#anarchism”
Considers #SermonontheMount, but also plenty more NT passages including #DesertTemptations, #TempleCleansing, #arrest, #trial, #crucifixion & #resurrection
Also covers allegedly #violent NT passages, & of course #RenderUntoCaesar & #Romans13. Also lists plenty of examples of followers of #ChristianAnarchism
Writers covered include #Tolstoy, #Ellul, #Eller, #Elliott, #Andrews, #CatholicWorkers #Day, #Maurin & #Hennacy, & others including #Garrison, #Berdyaev & #Yoder
Et la traduction française pour ceux qui veulent: http://atelierdecreationlibertaire.com/L-anarchisme-chretien.html
#Anarchist #christmasnotjustforconsumerism #interestingdinnerconversations #exegesis #gospel #christianity #anarchism #sermononthemount #deserttemptations #templecleansing #arrest #trial #crucifixion #resurrection #violent #renderuntocaesar #romans13 #christiananarchism #tolstoy #ellul #eller #Elliott #andrews #catholicworkers #day #maurin #hennacy #garrison #berdyaev #yoder
Alex Christoyannopoulos · @alex_christoy
33 followers · 9 posts · Server kolektiva.social🪦#DorothyDay died today in 1980. Here's a free article exploring the extent to which she was influenced by #LeoTolstoy: https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Leo_Tolstoy_s_impact_on_Dorothy_Day_and_the_Catholic_worker_movement/13667594 #anarchism #pacifism #anticlericalism
Short summary: Day frequently mentioned Tolstoy, but almost only his #fiction. Paper explores extent of Tolstoy’s influence beyond just fiction based on close reading of #archivalsources. Demonstrates Tolstoy’s #political & #religious views did leave significant impression on Day & #CatholicWorkerMovement. Notably: D had early (if discreet) passion for T; T’s helped cement D’s #anarchism & #pacifism, & T (through #Hennacy) helped inspire CW’s embrace of #civildisobedience
#DorothyDay #LeoTolstoy #anarchism #pacifism #anticlericalism #fiction #archivalsources #political #religious #catholicworkermovement #hennacy #civildisobedience