The Christian Left
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The Christian Left

An Introduction to Radical and Socialist Christian Thought

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The Christian Left

An Introduction to Radical and Socialist Christian Thought

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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.

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Publisher
Polity
Year
2022
ISBN
9781509552344
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion, Politics & State

Table of contents

  1. Half title
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 The Spirit of Brotherhood: Foundations of British Christian Socialism
  7. 2 Identity Crisis: Christian Socialism in Post-War Britain
  8. 3 A Hostile Environment: Religious Socialism in Europe
  9. 4 What Would Jesus Do? Social Gospel and Socialism in the United States
  10. 5 Moral Minority: The Christian Left in the Age of the Christian Right
  11. 6 Preferential Option for the Poor: Liberation Theology in Latin America
  12. 7 Liberty to the Captives: Liberation Theology Across the World
  13. 8 Where Next for the Christian Left?
  14. Notes
  15. Index