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The Anarchist Anabaptist

Almost two hundred years before the liberal tradition of religious freedom, toleration, and consent was birthed, a group of radical Christians in northern Europe discovered these ideas in the New Testament. They were called the Anabaptists.

The Anarchist Anabaptist encourages libertarians to give Anabaptism a second look while reminding contemporary Anabaptists of their heritage and its influence.

“A mature and compelling reflection on some controversial and challenging ideas—ones that resonate with the Christian claim that Christ is King. I highly recommend it.”
– Preston Sprinkle

“The Anarchist Anabaptist offers our polarized world a radical political vision formed by the words and ways of Jesus of Nazareth.”
– David Ritchie

“An important contribution for the ongoing conversation about the role of the state, its relationship with the church, and ultimately the nature of human societies themselves.”
– Jon Carlson

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“Cody Cook’s The Anarchist Anabaptist is a clear, informed, and compelling book. He explains the roots of both Anarchism and Anabaptism, then puts them into conversation with Libertarianism, and shows how they can converge into a robust political theology. I found Cody’s book to be a mature and compelling reflection on some controversial and challenging ideas—ones that resonate with the Christian claim that Christ is King. I highly recommend it.”

Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.)

Author of Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire and host of the Theology in the Raw podcast

"In recent years, a host of scholars and theologians have rightly described, examined, and criticized the phenomenon of Christian nationalism. However, there is a growing need to venture beyond a mere critique of Christian nationalism toward a better alternative. Cody Cook’s The Anarchist Anabaptist offers our polarized world a radical political vision formed by the words and ways of Jesus of Nazareth. This work represents a brilliant, sincere, and passionate culmination of years of faithful work and writing of an author who invites readers to expand the horizons of their political imaginations beyond the confined categories of the kings and kingdoms of men."

David A. Ritchie

Author of Why Do the Nations Rage? The Demonic Origin of Nationalism

"The Anarchist Anabaptist does remarkable work identifying the resonances as well as the tensions that exist between Anabaptism and anarchism. While few people might naturally associate the two schools of thought, Cook demonstrates how anarchists and Anabaptists alike prioritize freedom of conscience and voluntarism. Although not universally held within either tradition, nonviolence and non-aggression represent key dimensions within anarchic and Anabaptist practice—which Cook recognizes as a source of both convergence and divergence. In this book, Cook offers an important contribution for the ongoing conversation about the role of the state, its relationship with the church, and ultimately the nature of human societies themselves."

Jon Carlson

Mennonite Pastor

"When most people hear the word anarchy they think 'chaos, free for all.' But in this collection of essays Cody Cook offers a different perspective, closer to 'freedom from coercion.' In matters of Christian faith, and how we relate to the world around us, he draws from the best of the Anabaptist tradition to encourage a better way forward, one that indeed calls on us to be peaceable to others, and to learn that coercion rarely accords with the way of Jesus."

Matthew E. Ferris

author of If One Uses It Lawfully: The Law of Moses and the Christian Life

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