Christian Non-Resistance

Christian Non-Resistance

Adin Ballou, American prominent proponent of pacifism, socialism and abolitionism (1803 – 1890 )


This ebook presents «Christian Non-Resistance», from Adin Ballou. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Chapter One. Explanatory Definitions

- Different Kinds Of Non Resistance

- The Term "non-resistance"

- The Term Force Etc

- The Term Injury

- The Term Christian Non-resistance

- The Key Text Of Non-resistance

- Necessary Applications Of Non-resistance

- The Principle And Sub-principle Of Non-resistance

- Conclusion

- Chapter Two. Scriptural Proofs

- A Proof Text

- Evasive Constructions Of The Text

- Reason For Noticing All These Evasions

- Second Proof

- Third Proof Forgiveness

- Further Important Proofs

- Apostolic Testimonies

- General View Of The Evidence

- The Primitive Christians

- Testimony Of Celsus And Gibbon

- Chapter Four. Non-resistance Not Contrary To Nature

- Nature And The Laws Of Nature

- Self-preservation The First Law Of Nature

- A Demurrer Of The Objector

- Analogy Of The Animals

- Common Method Of Self-preservation Certainly False

- Five Great Laws Of Nature Considered

- These Laws Radically Harmonious

- Non-resistance In Perfect Unison With These Laws

- A Law Of Universal Nature: Like Begets Its Like

- General Illustrations In Common Life

- Chapter Six. General Objections Answered

- Objection 1

- Objection 2

- Objection 3

- Conclusion

- Chapter Seven. Non-resistance In Relation To Government

- Is Non-resistance For Or Against Human Government

- Human Government De Facto

- Extract From The Constitution Of Massachusetts

- Extract From The U. S. Constitution

- Why Not Participate In Order To Reform

- Cannot Lie And Commit Perjury

- Legal And Political Action

- How To Reform Government

- Injurious Force Not Essential To Government

- Under What Circumstances The Country Might Have A Non-resistant Government

- View Of The Present Order Of Things, And Remedies

- Conclusion