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“the early church was not socialist.”

By Filings on Fri, 04/30/21
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Socialism
Early Church
Political Philosophy

“There are still arrangements like this. They’re called monasteries. Before exploring how monasteries show us how ‘socialism’ can work, let me acknowledge that I’m hesitant to present monasticism as ‘socialism.’ The voluntary profession of monasticism has nothing to do with the state seizing the means of production or the mass terror that inevitably follows in its wake.” - Acton

Related: No Ralph Warnock, the early Church was not socialist

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