Jesus and the Abolitionists

Jesus and the Abolitionists How Anarchist Christianity Empowers the People Terry J. StokesBroadleaf Books, 2024ISBN 9798889830818 Hardcover, 173 pp.5.87 X 8.81 X 0.68 inches | 0.81 pounds Isn't anarchy just chaos? How could it possibly relate to Christianity? Countless people, including (and sometimes especially) those from religious backgrounds, are exploring radical ideas. The pandemic, the Black liberation movement, climate disaster--all these concerns are leading us to ask, "Does our system actually work? Is capitalism ethical? Is this the only way to build a society?" Questions like these led author and pastor Terry Stokes to the political philosophy of anarchy. Now, we all have a scary picture in our minds about anarchy: that it calls for chaos, violence, and disorder. But anarchy actually calls for the end of rulership, not violence in the streets. Anarchy seeks to empower small communities of people to take care of their own needs at the local level, thereby making the state o