November 2011

Animal Liberation: The Missing Piece

by Nekeisha Alexis-Baker 28 November 2011

Rather than individualized battles, the view of social anarchism encourages us to see struggles as interconnected, and to act appropriately by building alliances and solidarity between them. . . . Yet while social anarchism has been at the forefront of challenging many oppression, most social anarchists have not been very active—either historically or presently—in challenging [...]

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the Iconocast: Calenthia Dowdy (episode 38)

by the Iconocast Collective 23 November 2011

In this episode, Joanna and Mark interview Calenthia Dowdy.
Calenthia Dowdy is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in urban youth culture(s) and Afro-Brazilian life. She teaches youth ministry and cultural anthropology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Calenthia was born, raised, and continues to reside in the city of Philadelphia. She’s a Philadelphia Mennonite affiliate [...]

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Sins of the Past? reflections on aboriginal justice

by Mark Van Steenwyk 20 November 2011

Author’s Note: I wrote the following after my Christian Peacemaker Teams Delegation to Ontario last year. I thought it was a fitting reflection as we approach Thanksgiving.
Aboriginal justice was largely a non-issue to me until two years ago. This is a sad thing for me to confess. For my entire life, I’ve lived with Native [...]

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Anarchist Threads in Scripture: a primer on Christian anarchism, part 3

by Mark Van Steenwyk 16 November 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the third of a series offering a primer on Christian Anarchism. Please read part one and part two before proceeding.
For most Christians, there is one big reason for rejecting anarchism: it isn’t biblical. Or is it? A superficial reading of the Bible reveals a God who thinks of himself as a [...]

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The Myth of the State As Savior and Elections as Confession of Faith

by Andy Alexis-Baker 8 November 2011

Election season is already gearing up. This is a small excerpt from my article “When There is Nothing to Vote For: Liberalism, John Howard Yoder and the Church,” in Electing Not to Vote: Christian Reflections on Not Voting, ed. Ted Lewis (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2008), 10–22.
Through schools, media and in countless fragmentary ways [...]

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A Christian Nation?

by Eda Uca-Dorn 7 November 2011

In one year USAmericans will elect the next President of the United States. Many anarchists, Christian radicals, Catholic Workers, New Monastics and others practicing anti-empire Christianities with community-oriented power nexus will say, “So what?” After all, fewer Americans are getting a piece of the (apple) pie, every 80 minutes a veteran takes his own life, [...]

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