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I ran across this term while doing some wiki searching about Bogumils and how heresies in general were mixed up with political contentions that mixed in with what became religious differences between East and West. (My wife is reading some enormous book called The History of Europe, and keeps teasing me with incredibly interesting stuff)
And it makes sense to me that something political was going on when I look at what seems petty reasons to schism over.
At any rate, when I back away from Christianity far enough to see all of it from its schismed core to its fuzzy edges, I see a semi-unruly community only God could ride herd on. So I was both a little pleased and alarmed when the description I was reading seemed to fit me to a "T".
I say "alarmed" simply because of the popular negative slant on the word "anarchy", especially its association with poorly focused and violently angry discontent. I may indulge in occasional smack talk, but I think violence is counterproductive in the long view.
So before I dive down this rabbit hole to find out what it's about, I thought i'd ask all my fine forum colleagues to weigh with whatever fact, opinion, rumor or innuendo they might wish to throw at this thread.
As always, ... have fun, but be nice!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_anarchism
And it makes sense to me that something political was going on when I look at what seems petty reasons to schism over.
At any rate, when I back away from Christianity far enough to see all of it from its schismed core to its fuzzy edges, I see a semi-unruly community only God could ride herd on. So I was both a little pleased and alarmed when the description I was reading seemed to fit me to a "T".
I say "alarmed" simply because of the popular negative slant on the word "anarchy", especially its association with poorly focused and violently angry discontent. I may indulge in occasional smack talk, but I think violence is counterproductive in the long view.
So before I dive down this rabbit hole to find out what it's about, I thought i'd ask all my fine forum colleagues to weigh with whatever fact, opinion, rumor or innuendo they might wish to throw at this thread.
As always, ... have fun, but be nice!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_anarchism