What if, and how could, Christian anarchism (have) replaced communism (and fascism) as the main anti-capitalist ideology in the late 19th Century and 20th Century? I'm planning a timeline on this, so, er, do help.
Of course, it's considering you're talking of OTL Anarchism (or what it became in the XIX) and not of a more aristocratic anarchism, free-thinker and liberal.
I'm focusing more on earlier anarchism; Tolstoyism and such. Would that work with a Christianity? See, I'm trying to find something that would also appeal to the religious and keep them from becoming alienated by the atheist nature of the ideology.
It's unlikely. The whole conception of a father-god imply an idea of rule, of coercition to rules.
While christian-communism can be viewed as "we're the same, under the same rules that God wanted us to follow", the lack of these rules or coercition in anarchism appears rather unlikely to me.
Of course, it's considering you're talking of OTL Anarchism (or what it became in the XIX) and not of a more aristocratic anarchism, free-thinker and liberal.
Well, it could work, but it wouldn't be popular and form a movment even at the half importence of the christian communism that is already tiny.
You see, if "Tolsoyism and such" didn't marked the masses, it was because it was intended to stay an "aristocratic" ideology and way of life.
I'm focusing more on earlier anarchism; Tolstoyism and such. Would that work with a Christianity? See, I'm trying to find something that would also appeal to the religious and keep them from becoming alienated by the atheist nature of the ideology.
I do not believe it is at all atheist, anarchism has no religion. Although you would have trouble with the catholics getting on board (after all they have the oldest surviving institution in the world). I think you should trying appealing to the nondenominationals and the "god's law trumps the law of man" typeskeep them from becoming alienated by the atheist nature of the ideology.
I do not believe it is at all atheist, anarchism has no religion. Although you would have trouble with the catholics getting on board (after all they have the oldest surviving institution in the world). I think you should trying appealing to the nondenominationals and the "god's law trumps the law of man" types
You could set up M-L as a bad failure, and Anarchism as the alternative to communism and capitalism.I was referring more to the atheism of Marxism-Leninism as being repellent to Christians.
"Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's...."
Anarchy implies the lack of state and order; Christianity is strongly implies the necessity of a state structure to exist. So the two are quite opposite to each other, for basically the same reasons its opposed to communism.
Well, Christians have no trouble ignoring other parts of the Bible, like "Turn the other cheek" and such. I think that a clever theologian could define "Caeser" as the community standards and rules. Anarchists don't believe in no authority, they just don't believe in authority that you have to follow. Anarchists believe that if you don't want to follow the rules, you can cede from society. Christian groups have done that already, I could see a sect do it explicitly as anarchists.