Recently two of our friends at The Jesus Manifesto, Mark Van Steenwyk and Joanna Shenk interviewed Jesus Radicals co-founder and organizer Nekeisha Alexis-Baker for episode one of their fledgling Iconocast. Titled “Who Would Jesus Subvert,” the discussion covers a wide range of topics including an introduction to connections between anarchism and Christian, what it is [...]

Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, editor of Religious Anarchism: New Perspectives, has added a new book to the growing literature on Christianity and anarchism. Published with Imprint Academic, Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel looks at the work of people like Jacques Ellul, Vernard Eller, Dave Andrews and the Catholic Worker movement and attempts to [...]

Get ready folks–this year’s 8th annual anarchism and Christianity conference will be heading to Portland, Ore. on August 6th and 7th. Currently, we are in the beginning stages of the planning process. However, thanks to the work of the co-hosting community, many of the on-the-ground logistics have already begun to come together. We’ll be adding [...]

Two interviews with Dorothy Day, one on the Christopher Closeup Show and one with Hubert Jesse, have recently been added to YouTube. In the interviews, Dorothy discusses the origins of the Catholic Worker movement, shares her theology on war and nonviolence, and talks about the Christian call to the works of mercy, among several other [...]

We’re happy to report that we have video recordings from the anarchism and Christianity conference to share—and they are free. Thanks to videographer and producer Ljuba Miltsova (Cation Productions), you can see this year’s presentations by Layla AbdelRahim (“A Lullaby for the Planet: Undressing Ourselves for a Viable Parenthood”) and John Zerzan (“Anarcho-Primitivism versus [...]

During the gathering in Philadelphia, many of the speakers mentioned resources that have shaped their anti-civilization theology and practice in a Christian perspective. We’ve included a list of some of those writings in the book discussion section of the forum for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the “anarcho-primitivist” analysis.

Energizing. Transforming. Eye-opening. Disrupting. Like most symbols, these words don’t begin to capture the experience I had at the Gathering Around the Unhewn Stone conference over the weekend. Simply put Ched Myers gives one of the most devastating critiques of civilization and he digs deep into the Christian story to do it. His presentations were [...]

MP3s of the Open Forum discussions with John Zerzan and Layla AbdelRahim from this year’s anarchism and Christianity conference are now available.
The Open Forum is an unstructured time at the Jesus Radicals conference for people to gather for conversation based on shared interests. This year, Layla and John agreed to have an extended conversation with [...]

Last week, John Zerzan hosted folk musician, Christian, and anarchist Seth Martin on his Anarchy Radio show. In addition to performing three of his songs live, Seth shared his perspectives on anarchism, Christianity and anarcho-primitivism and the ways in which he has come to hold them together. Seth reflects on his own journey to [...]

The Gathering Around the Un-hewn Stone conference is right around the corner (October 16-18) and it looks like it is shaping up to be an event filled with great topics, speakers and music. Circle of Hope, Croatan Studio and In the Land of the Living have pulled together a detailed schedule so folks know what [...]