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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.
In this book, Anthony Williams investigates the history of
Christian Socialist thought in Britain from the late nineteenth to
mid-twentieth century. Through analysis of the writings of ten key
Christian Socialists from the period, Williams reframes the
ideology of Christian Socialism as a coherent and influential body
of political thought - moving the study of Christian Socialism away
from historical narratives and towards political ideology. The book
sheds new light on a key period in British political development,
in particular Williams demonstrates how the growth of the Christian
Socialist movement exercised a profound impact on the formation of
the British Labour party, which would go on to radically change
20th century politics in Britain.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
In this book, Anthony Williams investigates the history of
Christian Socialist thought in Britain from the late nineteenth to
mid-twentieth century. Through analysis of the writings of ten key
Christian Socialists from the period, Williams reframes the
ideology of Christian Socialism as a coherent and influential body
of political thought - moving the study of Christian Socialism away
from historical narratives and towards political ideology. The book
sheds new light on a key period in British political development,
in particular Williams demonstrates how the growth of the Christian
Socialist movement exercised a profound impact on the formation of
the British Labour party, which would go on to radically change
20th century politics in Britain.
White violence in America is a hidden issue in race relations that
must be addressed before the racial impasse between black and white
can be transcended. This innovative book cites the failure to raise
this issue of white violence in the race relations debate as the
cause of the omnipresent gap in the search for a resolution to the
race problem. Serving also as an historical essay that looks at
white violence in America in its overt and secretive forms, this
book suggests that allowing history to teach us how to avoid the
mistakes of the past will make bridging the racial abyss more
probable. Contents: Introduction; In Search of a Theoretical Basis
for White Violence Against Blacks: Finding Windows of Opportunity;
Crucible of American Violence: Historical Perception; White
Violence: The Sealing of a Partnership in a Cultural Community of
Whiteness; White Violence: The Leveling Force in Race Relations;
Destructively Common: Racial Radicalism and the Era of Separate But
Equal; Images: The Ritual of Lynching; Johnny's March Home: A
Violent Perception in the Inter-War Years; Destructive Impulses:
Circumventing Brown v. Board of Education; Black Violence: A Mirror
Image of its Creator; Seeds of Destruction: The White Backlash and
an Attack on Affirmative Action; Past, Present, Future: The State
of Race Relations; Notes.
Contents: Alluvial history: Geology, groundwater hydrology,
vegetation, soils & palaeoecology. Maps, figs., photos.
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