Living on Hope While Living in Babylon
Subtitle: The Christian Anarchists of the 20th Century
By: Tripp York
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Eugene, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9781498275040
Copyright date: 2009
Description: Though Christendom has come to an end, it appears that old habits die hard. Jesus promised his followers neither safety nor affluence, but rather that those who come after him should expect persecution. Christian discipleship and tribal nationalism, however, despite the legal separation of church and state, continue to be co-opted into the nation-state project of prosperity and security. This co-option has made it difficult for the church to recognize her task to be a prophetic witness both for and against the state. That only a small pocket of Christians bear witness against such an accommodation of Christian practice is disconcerting; and yet, it breeds hope. 

In Living on Hope While Living in Babylon, Tripp York examines a few twentieth century Christians who lived such a witness, including the Berrigan brothers, Dorothy Day, and Eberhard Arnold. These witnesses can be viewed as anarchical in the sense that their loyalty to Christ undermines the pseudo-soteriological myth employed by the state. While these Christians have been labeled pilgrims, revolutionaries, nomads, subversives, agitators, and now, anarchists, they are more importantly seekers of the peace of the city whose chief desire is for those belonging to the temporal cities to be able to participate in the eternal city—the city of God. By examining their ideas and their actions, this book will attempt to understand how the politics of the church—an apocalyptic politic—is necessary for the church to understand her mission as bearer of the gospel.

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Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: ix; title: Introduction
pagenum: xi; label: 1
title: A Christian Anarchist Politic
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Apocalyptic Politics
pagenum: 17; label: 3
title: Catholic Workers Unite!
pagenum: 37; label: 4
title: Clarence Jordan’s Fellowship
pagenum: 60; label: 5
title: The Brothers Berrigan
pagenum: 81; title: Epilogue: Failing Faithfully
pagenum: 103; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 111