Christian leftism: what is Christian anarchism?

Broadly speaking, an anarchist society is 1. a non-coercive anti-hierarchical society.... 2. ...achieved without the traditional state apparatus... 3. ...in which members choose voluntarily to participate. Christian anarchism is a form of anarchism based on Christian principles. Like other forms of anarchism it is non-hierarchical in structure, voluntary in participation, and communal in organization. Christian anarchism is strongly egalitarian and socially revolutionary, rejecting any ethically unjustifiable hierarchies, and recognizing God as the only supreme authority. Christian anarchism emphasizes voluntarism and freedom of conscience, rejecting any forms of social organization by force, and typically upholds a strong separation between church and state. Christian anarchism also opposes military conscription and participation in the military, but promotes civil disobedience, passive resistance, and revolution by personal example rather than coercion. Leo Tolstoy was an early Christian anarchist, and his book “The Kingdom of God Is Within You”, published in 1894, was an influential work on the movement. Gandhi himself acknowledged being influenced by Tolstoy. Timestamps 00:05 What is Christian anarchism? 02:15 Does Christian anarchism enforce Christianity? 04:28 What is the biblical support for anarchism? 20:26 Is religion an unjust hierarchy? 33:52 How is Christian anarchism to be achieved? 34:46 What are the economic ideas of Christian anarchism? 36:26 Is Christian anarchism usually focused around one denomination? 37:15 What is the Christian argument against the state? 38:44 What is your response to Romans 13? _________________________ Sources Allman, Mark. Who Would Jesus Kill?: War, Peace, and the Christian Tradition. Saint Mary’s Press, 2008. Bakunin, Mikhail. “What Is Authority.” The Anarchist Library (Mirror), 1870. https://usa.anarchistlibraries.net/li.... Brock, Peter. Pacifism in Europe to 1914. Princeton University Press, 2015. Bruhn, John G., Harold Gary Levine, and Paula L. Levine. Managing Boundaries in the Health Professions. C.C. Thomas, 1993. Dever, William G. Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2006. Fiensy, David A. “What Would You Do for a Living?” Handbook of Early Christianity: Social Science Approaches. Edited by Anthony J. Blasi, Paul-André Turcotte, and Jean Duhaime. Rowman Altamira, 2002. Jones, Simon. A Social History of the Early Church. Lion Hudson Ltd, 2018. Kaplan, Temma. Democracy: A World History. Oxford University Press, 2014. Marshall, Peter. Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism. PM Press, 2009. Meggitt, Justin. Paul, Poverty and Survival. A&C Black, 1998. Miller, Geoffrey Parsons. “Politics and Kingship in the Historical Books.” The Oxford Handbook of the Historical Books of the Hebrew Bible. Edited by Brad E. Kelle and Brent A. Strawn. Oxford University Press, 2020. Miscall, Peter D. “Moses and David: Myth and Monarchy.” The New Literary Criticism and the Hebrew Bible. Edited by J. Cheryl Exum and David J. A. Clines. Bloomsbury Publishing, 1993. Richardson, K. C. Early Christian Care for the Poor: An Alternative Subsistence Strategy under Roman Imperial Rule. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2018. Steenwyk, Mark Van, and Ched Myers. That Holy Anarchist: Reflections on Christianity & Anarchism. Mark Van Steenwyk, 2012.