Focuses on a sixteenth-century religious movement that bears a striking
resemblance to nineteenth-twentieth century communism. Before securing
power the movement presented itself as a peaceful, ...humanistic
denomination that advocated egalitarianism, congregationalism, and
self-help. It rejected the institutionalization of both church and
state. Securing power the Anabaptists established a totalitarian regime
that exceeded its adversaries in regimentation and coercion. They
totally restructured the economic system with "communism" and the
traditional family system with polygamy. Demonstrates simi-larity
between Anabaptism and contemporary communism in the original
recruitment pattern, the leadership configuration, the basic ideological
development, the employment of coercion, the control of history, the
reform measures, and the ultimate ramifications. The implication is that
the communist principle may be endemic to the human condition and may
reappear in a different form in the future.
Anabaptist/Mennonite Faith and Economics Harder, James M.
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion,
06/1995, Letnik:
34, Številka:
2
Book Review, Journal Article
Politics under God Hiemstra, John L.
Canadian Journal of Political Science,
09/2008, Letnik:
41, Številka:
3
Book Review, Journal Article
Recenzirano
The author of Politics under God, John H. Redekop, is a retired Canadian political scientist, a prominent church leader in the Anabaptist faith community, and an opinion-shaper in Canadian ...evangelicalism.
