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Alexandre J. M. E. Christoyannopoulos (born 1979) is a French–Greek author and politics lecturer. He currently lectures at Loughborough University, England. Christoyannopoulos graduated in Economics from the University of Kent in 2000, then went on to earn an MA in International Relations and European Studies and a PhD in Religious Studies and Politics from the same university. His books Religious Anarchism: New Perspectives and Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel were the topics of his doctoral thesis.^[1]^[2]

Christian Anarchism cites Leo Tolstoy as its most notable proponent, but also includes references to Jacques Ellul, Vernard Eller, Dave Andrews, Michael C. Elliott, Nikolai Berdyaev, Adin Ballou, Petr Chelčický, Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin and Ammon Hennacy. In the book Christoyannopoulos concludes the following about Christian anarchism and its place in political thought:

Christian anarchism does share a lot with Christian pacifism, but it goes further, especially by carrying this pacifism forward as implying a critique of the violent state. Christian anarchism also shares a lot with liberation theology especially its insistence that Christianity does have very real political implications. But Christian anarchism is critical of liberation theology's emphasis on human agency, of its compromise with violence, and its lack of New Testament references compared to Christian anarchism. In short, while related to at least two important trends within Christian political thinking, Christian anarchism is more radical than both, and thus provides a unique contribution to Christian political thought...It is a unique political theology, and a unique political theory.^[3]

In 2008, Christoyannopoulos founded Academics and Students Interested in Religious Anarchism (ASIRA) within the Anarchist Studies Network, a Political Studies Association specialist group.^[4]^[5]

In 2011, William Crawley interviewed Christoyannopoulos on BBC Radio Ulster.^[6] Crawley posed various questions including asking whether Jesus was an anarchist.^[7]

Bibliography edit

Essays in Anarchism and Religion (2017)

Religious Anarchism: New Perspectives (2009) editor ISBN 1-4438-1132-7
Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel (2010) ISBN 1-84540-193-X
Tolstoy's Political Thought (TBA) ISBN 0-415-60402-8
Essays in Anarchism and Religion (editor, with Matthew Adams, 2017) ISBN 978-91-7635-041-6 (EPUB), ISBN 978-91-7635-042-3 (Mobi), ISBN 978-91-7635-043-0, (paperback), ISBN 978-91-7635-040-9 (PDF), doi:10.16993/bak
Essays in Anarchism and Religion, Volume 2 (editor, with Matthew Adams, 2018) ISBN 978-91-7635-073-7 (EPUB), ISBN 978-91-7635-074-4 (mobi), ISBN 978-91-7635-075-1 (paperback), ISBN 978-91-7635-072-0 (PDF), doi:10.16993/bas

Reviews edit

Beck, A. (2012). "Book review: Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre (2011) Christian Anarchism: a political commentary on the Gospel". The Pastoral Review. 8 (5): 87-88. ISSN 1748-362X. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Brittain, C. C. (2013). "A. J. M. E. Christoyannopoulos, Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel". Modern Believing. 54 (2): 158–188. doi:10.3828/MB.54.2.158. ISSN 1353-1425.
Chambers, P. (2012). Alexandre Christoyannopoulous, Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary On The Gospel. Vol. 20. p. 109-111. ISBN 9781907103537. ISSN 0967-3393. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
"Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre J.M.E. Christian Anarchism. A Political Commentary on the Gospel". International Review of Social History. 57 (2): 317–346. 2012. doi:10.1017/S002085901200034X. S2CID 232252745.
Cross, S. "Review: Christian Anarchism, by Alexandre Christoyanopoulos". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Davis, R. A. (2012). Christian anarchism: A political commentary on the gospel. Political Theology, 13(4), 498-500. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1373423604?accountid=11667
Duggan, D. (2013). Christian anarchism: A political commentary on the gospel. Political Studies Review, 11(2), 231-232. doi:10.1111/1478-9302.12016_7
Fiscella, A.T. (2013). "Book Review: Christian Anarchism". Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies. 2013 (2): 265-272. ISSN 1923-5615. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
Grimwood, T. (2012). "Review of Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel". The European Legacy. 17 (2): 249–282. doi:10.1080/10848770.2012.655514. ISSN 1084-8770. S2CID 219645839.
Hebden, K. (8 March 2010). "Christian anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Jun, N. (25 December 2011). "An Overview of Christian Anarchist Theory". Ideas & Action. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Kearns, S.T.L. (27 April 2011). "Book Review: Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Otter, L. (Autumn 2011). "Christoyannopoulos' Christian Anarchism - a Rebuttal". A Pinch of Salt. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Pitts, J. "Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel". Marx and Philosophy Review of Books. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
"Religious Anarchism. New Perspectives. Ed. by Alexandre J.M.E. Christoyannopoulos". International Review of Social History. 56 (3): 549–574. 2011. doi:10.1017/S0020859011000630. S2CID 232254657.
Ricker, A. (2011). "Christian anarchism: a political commentary on the Gospel". Arc. 39: 227-229. ISSN 0229-2807.
Tucker, A. (27 February 2012). "Book Review: Christian Anarchism". Ideas & Action. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

References edit

^ "Alexandre Christoyannopoulos at Loughborough University".
^ "Alexandre Christoyannopoulos website".
^ Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre (2010). Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel. Exeter: Imprint Academic. p. 294. Christian anarchism's original contribution
^ Alexandre Christoyannopoulos (2008). "Academics and Students Interested in Religious Anarchism (ASIRA)". Anarchist Studies Network.
^ Keith Hebden (2008). "ASIRA". A Pinch of Salt.
^ William Crawley (29 May 2011). "Sunday Sequence". BBC Radio Ulster.
^ William Crawley (17 May 2011). "Was Jesus an anarchist?". BBC - Will and Testament.