By the time I decided to see James Cameron’s Avatar, I had already heard enough about the film to be unsure whether it would be worth the time, effort and petroleum to see it. People’s comments about the film ranged from praise for its groundbreaking 3D animation; to criticism of its racist portrayal of the [...]

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 a [...]

I was really interested to hear about an upcoming anti-civilization discussion that is taking place next week in Gothenburg. Although I am not sure how far along the anarcho-primitivism/anti-civ conversation is in Swedish circles, or how much Christians are a part of the discussion, it was interesting to see that even people in a nation [...]

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 [...]

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 a [...]

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 [...]

On Tuesday, John Zerzan, who was one of our key speakers at this years anarchism and Christianity conference, took up nearly half of his show to talk about the conference this past weekend. Sometimes when Zerzan goes to conferences, he comes back and goes on his radio show and says it was a waste of [...]

On October 16-18, the folks at Circle of Hope in Philadelphia will host activist theologian and author Ched Myers for a biblical exploration of nature, civilization and feral faith. The conference will focus on Sabbath/hunter-gatherer economics, rewilding and resistance, and engage our biblical origin stories for signs of hope in the midst of the current [...]