Christian left. Introduction to radical and socialist Christian thought. Williams E.A.J.

Often, Christianity is perceived as a socio-conservative and prosecutory religion, focused on the right political spectrum. But how reasonable is such an interpretation, if you recall that the first followers of Christianity were among the oppressed ones?

In the book “Christian Left” Anthony Williams problematizes the perception of Christianity as a religion of inequality, giving an introductory overview of the currents of socialist and radical Christianity over the past 150 years. Having focused on modern Christian left movements-from Christian socialism to the theology of liberation, from the movement of Martin Luther King to Quir Theology, Williams considers the main challenges that Christian left-handed today both from the inside of Christianity itself and from the secular left-handed leftists. Do the Bible and Christian theology really support collectivism and universal equality? Can Christian radicalism remain viable in the era of policy of identity?

Anthony A. J. Williams - British researcher of political theory, University of Manchester Metropolitan.