Religious Anarchism: New Perspectives

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Alexandre J. M. E. Christoyannopoulos
Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2011 - 367 pages
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:

â [ early Christian anarchist â oepioneers, â including Pelagius, Coppe, Hungarian Nazarenes, and Dutch Christian anarchists;

â [ Christian anarchist reflections on specific topics such as Kierkegaardian indifference, Romans 13, Dalit religious practice, and resistance to race and nation;

â [ religious anarchism in other traditions, ranging from Wu Nengziâ (TM)s Daoism and Rexrothâ (TM)s Zen Buddhism to various currents of Islam, including an original Anarca-Islamic â oeclinic.â

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.

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About the author (2011)

Dr Alexandre Christoyannopoulos is Associate/Sessional Lecturer at the University of Kent and at Canterbury Christ Church University. His publications include articles in Anarchist Studies, The Heythrop Journal and Politics and Religion, and book chapters in Anti-Democratic Thought and New Perspectives on Anarchism. He is due to publish a book titled Christian Anarchism in 2010.

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