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A Collection of Resources on Christian Leftist Ideas and Movements
Please note that the below is very much a work in progress. -Tim
General
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Bell, Rob. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith. London: Collins, 2012.
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A very easy read. While I disagree with him on so much stuff now, it came to me and saved me at a time when I was inches away from losing my faith altogether. When I started having questions, it gave me answers that no one else could give me. So it has a special place in my heart.​
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​“Religious Socialism.” Accessed March 31, 2021. https://www.religioussocialism.org/
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Democratic Socialist, but some good resources here.
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​“You Need to Take the Religious Left Seriously This Time - POLITICO,” accessed May 29, 2022, https://www.politico.com/amp/news/magazine/2021/02/25/religious-left-politics-liberal-471640.
Types of Leftist Christianity
The Social Gospel
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“Social Gospel.” Wikipedia, May 24, 2022. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Gospel.
Liberation Theology
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"Liberation Theology." Wikipedia. December 17, 2018. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_theology.
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Cone, J. H. A Black Theology of Liberation. Maryknoll NY, US: Orbis Books, 1986.
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Gutiérrez, G. A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation. Maryknoll NY, US: Orbis Books, 1973.
Christian Socialism
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"Christian Socialism." Wikipedia. December 21, 2018. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_socialism.
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Cort, John C. Christian Socialism: An Informal History. Maryknoll NY, US: Orbis Books, 1988.
Christian Marxism
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Chiakulas, C. “A Stab in the Dark at Christian Marxism.” Radical Christian Millennial, 1 June, 2017. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/radicalchristianmillennial/2017/06/stab-dark-christian-marxism/.
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Friedrich Engels, “On the History of Early Christianity,” 1892. Accessed 29 May 2022, https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1894/early-christianity/index.htm.
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Karl Kautsky, “Foundations of Christianity,” 1908, accessed 29 May 2022, https://www.marxists.org/archive/kautsky/1908/christ/index.htm.
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Montero, Roman A., and Edgar G. Foster. All Things in Common: The Economic Practices of the Early Christians. Resource Publications, 2017.
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Myles, Robert J. Class Struggle In The New Testament. Lanham, USA: Fortress Press, 2021.
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Smith, David. The Days of His Flesh: The Earthly Life of Our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909.
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Stead, F. Herbert. The Proletarian Gospel of Galilee in Some of its Phases. London: The Labour Publishing Co., 1922.
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Wang, Zhixi. “The Gospel According to Marxism: Zhu Weizhi and the Making of Jesus the Proletarian (1950).” Religions 10, no. 9 (September 2019): 535. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/9/535.​
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White, Bouck. The Call of the Carpenter. New York: Doubleday, 1911.
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Unable to locate the following in English:
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Zhu Weizhi (1948) Jesus Christ
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Zhu Weizhi (1950) Jesus the Proletarian
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Christian Communism
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"Christian Communism." Wikipedia. December 18, 2018. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_communism.
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Mayfield, D. L. "Mary's 'Magnificat' in the Bible Is Revolutionary. Some Evangelicals Silence Her." The Washington Post. December 20, 2018. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/12/20/marys-magnificat-bible-is-revolutionary-so-evangelicals-silence-it/?noredirect=on&utm_source=reddit.com&utm_term=.2d349a3e3edb.
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Roland Boer, Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2020.
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Johnson, Hewlett. Christians and Communism. London: Putnam, 1956.
Christian Anarchism
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"Christian Anarchism." Wikipedia. December 13, 2018. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_anarchism.
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Ellul, J. Anarchy and Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1991.
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Tolstoy, L. The Kingdom of God is Within You: or, Christianity not as a Mystical Doctrine, buy as a New Life-Conception. Translated by A. Delano. London, UK: Walter Scott, 1894.
Denominations, Concepts, Theologies
Anglicanism
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Anglican Communion Office. "What Is the Anglican Communion?" Member Church - Wales. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://www.anglicancommunion.org/identity/about.aspx.
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The Anglican Church of Canada. "Three Strands." Anglican Military Ordinariate. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://www.anglican.ca/amo/news/three-strands/
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Prestige, L. Anglo-Catholics: What they Believe. London, UK: Society of Ss. Peter & Paul, 1927. Available from http://anglicanhistory.org/sspp/prestige1927.html
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"Liberal Anglo-Catholicism" Wikipedia. August 12, 2018. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Anglo-Catholicism.
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"Anglicanism." Holy Trinity Anglican. Accessed December 21, 2018. http://www.htcraleigh.org/anglicanism/.
Contextual Theology
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Park, Andrew Sung. The Wounded Heart of God: the Asian Concept of Han and the Christian Doctrine of Sin. Nashville TN, US: Abingdon Press, 1993.
Feminism
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Ruether, R. R. Sexism and God-talk: Toward a feminist theology. Boston, US: Beacon Press, 1998.
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"Why You Should Be a Christian Feminist." (2017, December 27). Retrieved from https://relevantmagazine.com/god/worldview/why-you-should-be-christian-feminist
Nomad Podcast, Episode N180
LGBTIQA+
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"The Great Debate: Justins View." Geeky Justin. Accessed December 21, 2018. http://geekyjustin.com/great-debate/.
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Griswold, F. T. To Set Our Hope on Christ: A Response to the Invitation of Windsor Report ¶135. New York, US: Office of Communication of The Episcopal Church, 2005. http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/documents/ToSetOurHope_eng.pdf.
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https://www.freedhearts.org/single-post/2017/10/23/To-Christian-Parents-of-Gay-Children-1
Preterism
"Preterism." Wikipedia. December 10, 2018. Accessed December 21, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterism.
Theologians and Thinkers
Christian Anarchists
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Eller, Vernard
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Day, Dorothy
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Tolstoy, Leo
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Bulgakov, Sergei
Christian Marxists
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Zhu Weizhi
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Wang Zhixi
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Engels, Frederick
Christian Communists
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Boer, Roland
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Hewlett, Johnson
Christian Socialists
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Kingsley, Charles
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Dearmer, Percy
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Bliss, William
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Tillich, Paul
Social Gospel
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Rauschenbusch, Walter
Liberation Theologians
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Cone, James Hal
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Gutiérrez, Gustavo
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Sobrino, Jon
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Ateek, Naim
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Mitri, Vrahev
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Segundo, Juan Louis
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Sobrino, Jon
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Arrupe, Pedro
Radical Reformers
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Müntzer, Thomas
Radical Theologians
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Althizer, Thomas J. J.
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Hamilton, William
Vague Progressives
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Rollins, Pete
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Caputo, John
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Küng, Hans
Liberal Protestants
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Schleiremacher, Frederick
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Ritschl, Albrecht
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Von Harnack, Adolf
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Spong, John Shelby
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Borg, Marcus
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Crossan, John Dominic (n.b. a former Catholic priest)
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Podcasts
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The Magnificast
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Liturgists (in particular the five part 'Christian' series)
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About the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM) which is a problematic movement but a fascinating one. It grew out of the Old Catholic churches, which are legit, but these new churches take advantage of the apostolic succession, and could be accused of Simony. Some are (small O) orthodox in belief, but others (such as the Liberal Catholic Church) are actual Gnostics, neopagan syncretists, or theosophists. Really interesting to learn about.
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