Cover -- Contents -- Front matter -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Quotations -- Acknowledgements -- Body matter -- Introduction - Christian "Anarchism"? -- Locating Christian anarchism -- In political theology -- In political thought -- Outlining Christian anarchism -- Aims, limits, and originality -- Technical issues -- The structure of this book -- Christian anarchist "thinkers" -- Leo Tolstoy -- Jacques Ellul -- Vernard Eller -- Michael C. Elliott -- Dave Andrews -- Key writers in the Catholic Worker movement -- Writers behind other Christian anarchist publications -- William Lloyd Garrison -- Hugh O. Pentecost -- Nicolas Berdyaev -- William T. Cavanaugh -- Jonathan Bartley -- Christian anarcho-capitalists -- George Tarleton -- Supportive thinkers -- Part I - The Christian Anarchist Critique of the State -- Chapter 1 - The Sermon on the Mount: A Manifesto for Christian Anarchism -- 1.1 - Resist not evil -- 1.1.1 - Jesus' three illustrations -- 1.1.2 - A purposeful reaction -- 1.1.3 - Beyond lex talionis -- 1.1.4 - The cycle of violence -- 1.1.5 - Overcoming of the cycle of violence -- 1.1.6 - Anarchist implications -- 1.2 - Judge not -- 1.3 - Love your enemies -- 1.4 - Swear not at all -- 1.5 - The Golden Rule -- 1.6 - Reflections on other passages in the Sermon -- 1.6.1 - Be not angry -- 1.6.2 - Commit no adultery -- 1.6.3 - Seek no praise -- 1.6.4 - The Beatitudes -- 1.6.5 - Worry not about security -- 1.6.6 - Be the salt and the light -- 1.7 - Fulfilling the Old Law -- 1.8 - A manifesto for Christian anarchism -- Chapter 2 - The Anarchism Implied in Jesus' Other Teachings and Example -- 2.1 - The Old Testament -- 2.1.1 - 1 Samuel 8 -- 2.1.2 - Other Old Testament passages -- 2.2 - Expectations of a political messiah -- 2.3 - Jesus' third temptation in the wilderness -- 2.4 - Exorcisms and miracle healings.

2.5 - Forgive seventy-seven times -- 2.6 - Not judging one another -- 2.7 - Being servants -- 2.8 - The temple cleansing -- 2.9 - Jesus' arrest -- 2.10 - Jesus' trial -- 2.11 - Jesus' crucifixion -- 2.11.1 - Paul's "powers" -- 2.11.2 - The defeat of the powers -- 2.11.3 - The crucified "messiah" -- 2.11.4 - The crux of Jesus' political teaching -- 2.11.5 - Taking up the cross -- 2.12 - Jesus' resurrection -- 2.13 - Revelation -- 2.14 - Allegedly violent passages -- 2.15 - Jesus' anarchist teaching and example -- Chapter 3 - The State's Wickedness and the Church's Infidelity -- 3.1 - The history of Christendom -- 3.1.1 - Constantine's temptation of the early church -- 3.1.2 - Christendom and beyond -- 3.2 - The modern state and economy -- 3.2.1 - The "state" -- 3.2.2 - State violence -- 3.2.3 - State deception -- 3.2.4 - Economic exploitation -- 3.2.5 - The state as idolatry -- 3.3 - Church doctrine in support of the state -- 3.3.1 - Reinterpretations of Jesus' commandments in the Sermon on the Mount -- 3.3.2 - Reinterpretations of non-resistance -- 3.3.3 - Support for political authority -- 3.4 - Deceptive dogmas -- 3.4.1 - Sanctimonious self-righteousness -- 3.4.2 - Obscure rituals and beliefs -- 3.4.3 - Institutional religion -- 3.5 - Awakening to true Christianity -- Part II - The Christian Anarchist Response -- Chapter 4 - Responding to the State -- 4.1 - Paul's letter to Roman Christians, chapter 13 -- 4.1.1 - Paul's weaknesses -- 4.1.2 - The Christian anarchist exegesis: subversive subjection -- 4.1.3 - Similar passages in the New Testament -- 4.2 - Jesus' advice on taxes -- 4.2.1 - Caesar's things and God's things -- 4.2.2 - The temple tax and fish episode -- 4.3 - Pondering the role of civil disobedience -- 4.3.1 - Against civil disobedience -- 4.3.2 - For (non-violent) civil disobedience -- 4.3.3 - Obedience to God.

4.4 - Disregarding the organs of the state -- 4.4.1 - Holding office and voting -- 4.4.2 - Paying taxes -- 4.4.3 - Conscription and war -- 4.4.4 - Other state services -- 4.5 - On revolutionary methods -- 4.5.1 - No compromise with violence -- 4.5.2 - Revolution by example -- Chapter 5 - Collective Witness as the True Church -- 5.1 - "A new society within the shell of the old" -- 5.1.1 - Repenting and joining the church -- 5.1.2 - An economy of care and sacrifice -- 5.1.3 - Subversive organisation -- 5.2 - A difficult mission -- 5.2.1 - Dealing with evil in the community -- 5.2.2 - Heroic sacrifices by church members -- 5.3 - Trust in God -- 5.3.1 - A beacon of faith -- 5.3.2 - The mysterious growth of a mustard seed -- Chapter 6 - Examples of Christian Anarchist Witness -- 6.1 - Pre-modern examples -- 6.1.1 - Early Christians -- 6.1.2 - The Middle Ages and the Reformation -- 6.2 - Modern examples -- 6.2.1 - Garrison and his followers -- 6.2.2 - Ballou and the Hopedale community -- 6.2.3 - Tolstoy's personal example -- 6.2.4 - Tolstoyism and Tolstoyan colonies -- 6.2.5 - Gandhi: a leader by example -- 6.2.6 - The Catholic Worker movement -- 6.2.7 - A Pinch of Salt and The Digger and Christian Anarchist -- 6.2.8 - Online communities -- 6.2.9 - Andrews' community work -- 6.3 - Incomplete examples -- Conclusion - The Prophetic Role of Christian Anarchism -- "Christian anarchists" and "Christian anarchism" -- The kingdom of God in history -- "Hastening" God's kingdom -- History's mysterious unfolding -- The temptation of normal political action -- Relentless prophecy at the margins -- Love, justice, and social ontology -- Christian anarchists as prophets -- Distinguishing church and state -- Christian anarchism's original contribution -- Epilogue -- Back matter -- Bibliography -- Also available.