Radical Christian Writings

Andrew Bradstock works for the United Reformed Church, London. Christopher Rowland is the Dean Ireland Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at Queen's College, University of Oxford.

"The organization and diversity of this work make it fairly distinctive. Recommended for seminary and academic libraries." Library Journal"Whilst diverse in subject, the editors have done a marvellous job in providing an editorial narrative that takes the reader apace through the ideas of this group of Christian thinkers, activists and theologians. This is what makes the book hard to put down - the authors' enthusiasm for their subject comes through in both their treatment of the individuals and of the literature. The book will undoubtedly become a useful source of study and reference material, but it is more than this. For me, it has provided a fascinating window onto some lesser-known authors who have developed ideas which provide a context for the thoughts of today's Christian socialists. It is not a book to be rushed through, but one to which I will enjoy returning and exploring again and again." Christian Socialist "This compilation is a welcome contribution, combining as it does feminist and black theology themes with the incipient communism of the Civil War radicals." Anabaptism Today "An inspiring collection." Church Times "This book is a goldmine, which I have already put on the Reading List for a new course...This is essential for scholars, and a good read for many others as well." Reform "[T]hose who read Radical Christian Writings with patience and proper guidance will find it an invaluable resource. Nowhere else is the range and depth of Christian social prophecy so fully displayed." Theology "The book offers an easy introduction to subversive Christian thought through the ages and should be a welcome addition to the shelves of thoughtful Congregationalists whose history includes many forays into radical activity, as well as to Christians of all denominations." Congregational History Circle Magazine "The 63 authors selected in this collection offer an exciting array of diverse insights into what is usually called 'the Christian tradition,' but perhaps should more accurately labeled 'the Christian traditions.'" The European Legacy

• Preface xiAcknowledgments xiiiChristianity: Radical and Political xvi1 Justin (c 100-c 165) and Cyprian (c 300) 12 The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Second Century) 43 Pelagius (Late Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries CE) 124 Joachim of Fiore (1135-1202) and Peter Olivi (1248-1298) 345 Marguerite Piorete (died 1310) 386 John Ball (d 1381) 407 William Langland (1330-1387) 428 Jan Hus (c 1372-1415) 519 Lollard Sermon for Christmas Day on Luke 2.1-14 (Early Fifteenth Century) 5610 Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) 5911 Defending the Indians 6212 Argula von Grumbach (c 1492-1554) 6913 Thomas Münster (1489?-1525) 7514 William Tyndale (1494-1536) 8115 Early Anabaptist Writings 8416 The Family of Love 9417 Early Baptist Worship 10518 Thomas Helwys (c 1550-c 1616) 10719 The Levellers 10920 John Milton (1608-1674) 11421 Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676) 12022 Abiezer Coppe (1619-1672) 13823 Anna Trapnel (c 1654) 14424 Priscilla Cotton and Mary Cole 14725 Anne Wentworth (c 1679) 15326 James Nayler (c 1617-1660): Behold You Rulers (1658) 15727 John Bunyan (1628-1688) 16228 William Blake (1757-1827) 16529 John Woolman (1771-1720): Some Considerations on the Keeping of the Negroes (1754) 17230 The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (c 1797-1883) 17631 Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) 18032 Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) 18633 Joseph Arch (1826-1919) 18934 Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918) 19335 Padraig Pearse (1879-1916) 19636 Frank Weston (1871-1924) 19937 The Barmen Declaration (1934) 20138 Dorothy Day (1897-1980) 20439 The Worker-Priests 20940 Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) 21641 Alan Ecclestone (1904-1992) 22142 Martin Luther King (1929-1968) 22943 Camilo Torres (1929-1966) 23544 Dorothee Soelle (b 1929) 23845 The Solentiname Community (1966-1977) 24346 Steve Biko (1946-1977) 24747 Stanley Hauerwas on John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) 25048 William Stringfellow (1928-1985) 25549 Ian M Fraser 26150 Carter Heyward 26551 Herbert McCabe (b 1926) 27252 Oscar Romero (1917-1980) 27753 John Vincent 28054 The Kairos Document (1985) 28555 Carlos Mesters 30556 The Interpretive Method of 'Unlock' 30857 Theology from the Perspective of 'Third-World' Women 31158 Sigqibo Dwane 31559 Sara Maitland 32160 Kenneth Leech (b 1939) 32761 Daniel Berrigan (1921-) 33262 Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928-) 33563 Thomas Hanks 343Index 347Scriptural Citations 350