Angelic Troublemakers: Religion and Anarchism in America (Contemporary Anarchist Studies)

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Angelic Troublemakers is the first detailed account of what happens when religious ethics, political philosophy, and the anarchist spirit intermingle. Wiley deftly captures the ideals that inspired three revered heroes of nonviolent disobedience-Henry Thoreau, Dorothy Day, and Bayard Rustin. Resistance to slavery, empire, and capital is a way of life, a transnational tradition of thought and action. This book is a must read for anyone interested in religion, ethics, politics, or law. *Angelic Troublemakers* is the first detailed account of what happens when religious ethics, political philosophy, and the anarchist spirit intermingle. Wiley deftly captures the ideals that inspired three revered heroes of nonviolent disobedience-Henry Thoreau, Dorothy Day, and Bayard Rustin. Resistance to slavery, empire, and capital is a way of life, a transnational tradition of thought and action. This book is a must read for anyone interested in religion, ethics, politics, or law. (Source: [Bloomsbury Publishing](https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/angelic-troublemakers-9781623566012/)) Angelic Troublemakers is the first detailed account of what happens when religious ethics, political philosophy, and the anarchist spirit intermingle. Wiley deftly captures the ideals that inspired three revered heroes of nonviolent disobedience-Henry Thoreau, Dorothy Day, and Bayard Rustin. Resistance to slavery, empire, and capital is a way of life, a transnational tradition of thought and action. This book is a must read for anyone interested in religion, ethics, politics, or law. Acknowledgments Introduction The conscience on fire: Thoreau’s anarchist ethic Love in action: Dorothy Day’s Christian anarchism The dilemma of the black radical: Bayard Rustin’s ambivalent anarchism Conclusion: “The Awakening to Come” Notes Selected bibliography Index By A. Terrance Wiley. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 191-197) And Index.