{"product_id":"practical-christianity-an-epitome-of-practical-christian-socialism-9780972501705","title":"Practical Christianity: An Epitome of Practical Christian Socialism","description":"\u003ci\u003ePractical Christian Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e (1854) was Adin Ballou's most comprehensive exposition of his fundamental principles and their application to personal and community life, ranging from theology and political theory to marriage, child-rearing, and a surprisingly frank discussion of sexuality.\u003cp\u003eIn Practical Christianity, Ballou's 655-page treatise has been edited to eliminate the cumbersome dialogue form in which it was originally written. All of the language is Ballou's own, and nothing is omitted except a final section in which he compared Practical Christian Socialism to competing varieties of utopian socialism popular at the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adin Ballou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780972501705\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdin Ballou (1803-1890), the founder of the utopian community of Hopedale, Massachusetts, was a leading nineteenth-century pacifist, socialist, and abolitionist. Unlike many other reformers of his time Ballou did not abandon his pacifist principles during the Civil War. His version of pacifism, which he called Christian Non-Resistance, was admired by Leo Tolstoy and, through Tolstoy, influenced the great twentieth-century non-violent activists, Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Hopedale Community (1841-1856) was based upon pacifism and \"Practical Christian Socialism,\" a form of socialism that, unlike Marxism, included a place for private property and the profit motive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40278578462835,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e35f44d5-d638-41be-8aa1-306a9f65098f.jpg?v=1657982011","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/practical-christianity-an-epitome-of-practical-christian-socialism-9780972501705","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}