by AnarchoChristian | Jul 18, 2017 | All Posts, H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken? In a Christian blog? While Mencken had some choice words for Christians (my personal favorite being: “Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”), he also had some profundities that I think are invaluable for a Christian...
by AnarchoChristian | Jul 16, 2017 | All Posts, Anarchism, Bible, Francis Schaeffer, John Calvin, Nationalism, Patriotism, War
“We are not swayed by the majesty or wealth of anyone.” Magdeburg, Germany, 1550, a group of Lutheran pastors signed the Magdeburg Confession. The Confession was a bold response to the Augsburg Interim, that ordered Protestants to readopt traditional Catholic beliefs...
by AnarchoChristian | Jul 14, 2017 | All Posts, Anarchism, Bible, G.K. Chesterton
Many pale to the prose, thought and wit of G.K. Chesterton. His contribution to Christian and moral philosophy are innumerable. Have you had the pleasure of reading his book, “What’s Wrong with the World”? Chapter 7 is an interesting passage on what...
by AnarchoChristian | Jul 12, 2017 | All Posts, Anarchism, Bible, John Calvin, Nationalism, Patriotism, War
John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer, best known for his theological teachings that would merely be called later as Calvinism, and was affirmed by the Synod of Dordt in 1619. His best known work is The Institutes of the Christian...
by AnarchoChristian | Jul 10, 2017 | All Posts, Anarchism, Capitalism, Economics, Nationalism, Patriotism, Robert Higgs, Tolstoy, War
Robert Higgs is most known for the landmark Crisis And Leviathan, in which he shows how the government grows in times of crisis, and namely in times of war. He is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for the Independent Institute and Editor at Large of the Institute’s...
by AnarchoChristian | Jul 8, 2017 | All Posts
Adam Smith is typically known for his monumental economic work, The Wealth of Nations (1776). In it, Smith laid the foundations of what is referred to today as Free market economics. His contributions to Laissez-faire are well documented and anyone looking to...