Christianity is often assumed to be pro-capitalist and socially
conservative - in short, necessarily aligned with the political
Right. But can this be straightforwardly true of a religion founded
by a figure who drew his early followers from among the poor and
downtrodden and spoke against the accumulation of earthly riches?
In this book, Anthony A.J. Williams shows that this assumption is
far from correct by giving an introductory overview of a tradition
of socialist and radical Christianity that can be traced back to
the communal ownership described in the Acts of the Apostles.
Focusing on modern Christian Left movements, from Christian
Socialism and the social gospel to liberation theology and
red-letter Christianity, Williams examines the major challenges
faced by the Christian Left today, both from within Christianity
itself and from the secular Left. Does the Bible and Christian
theology really support collectivism and universal equality? Can
Christian radicalism remain viable in an age of identity politics?
This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the
relationship between religion and politics.
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