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What is Christian Anarcho-Pacifism?

Power: Local 95%Rule: Democracy 86%Liberty: Freedom 80%Nation: Global 86%Force: Peace 100%Culture: Pluralist 76%Ownership: Collective 80%Markets: Free market 60%Trade: Protection 60%Faith: Religious 82%Tradition: BalancedTechnology: Caution 76%
LocalPower
DemocracyRule
FreedomLiberty
GlobalNation
PeaceForce
PluralistCulture
CollectiveOwnership
Free marketMarkets
ProtectionTrade
ReligiousFaith
BalancedTradition
CautionTechnology

Inspired by Tolstoy: faith-driven non-violence, rejection of state power and simple communal living.

On our 12-axis map it is defined by peace force (100%), local power (95%), democracy rule (86%) and global nation (86%), and stays fairly neutral on tradition. On the two-axis compass it falls in the Libertarian Left area.

Defining positions

What Christian Anarcho-Pacifism stands for

Force · Committed Peace 100%

Diplomacy over armies; military spending and intervention should shrink.

Power · Committed Local 95%

Decisions belong with towns, regions and communities; distance from power is a risk.

Rule · Strong Democracy 86%

Leaders should be chosen, criticized and replaced by the people, regularly and freely.

Nation · Strong Global 86%

Big problems are shared; international law and institutions deserve real authority.

Political compass

Libertarian Left

Economic -2 · Social -6.6 (−10 to +10).

Closest ideologies
78%

Biggest difference: faith — Christian Anarcho-Pacifism is more religious (82% vs 30%).

77%

Biggest difference: faith — Christian Anarcho-Pacifism is more religious (82% vs 40%).

75%

Biggest difference: faith — Christian Anarcho-Pacifism is more religious (82% vs 20%).

Nearest historical thinkers: Mahatma Gandhi (87%), Henry David Thoreau (79%) and Peter Kropotkin (74%).

All 12 axes

Christian Anarcho-Pacifism, axis by axis

Government

PowerCommitted · Local
LocalCentral
RuleStrong · Democracy
DemocracyAuthority
LibertyStrong · Freedom
FreedomSecurity

World

NationStrong · Global
GlobalNational
ForceCommitted · Peace
PeaceStrength
CultureStrong · Pluralist
PluralistAssimilationist

Economy

OwnershipStrong · Collective
CollectivePrivate
MarketsLeaning · Free market
PlannedFree market
TradeLeaning · Protection
Open tradeProtection

Society

FaithStrong · Religious
SecularReligious
TraditionBalanced
ProgressiveTraditional
TechnologyStrong · Caution
AccelerationCaution

Profiles are simplified summaries of mainstream positions; real movements vary by country and era. Methodology.

FAQ

Is Christian Anarcho-Pacifism left or right?

On the classic political compass Christian Anarcho-Pacifism sits at economic -2 and social -6.6 (−10 to +10), which places it in the Libertarian Left area. Economically it leans toward equality and collective ownership.

What does Christian Anarcho-Pacifism believe?

Inspired by Tolstoy: faith-driven non-violence, rejection of state power and simple communal living. Its most defining positions are peace on force, local on power, democracy on rule and global on nation.

What ideologies are similar to Christian Anarcho-Pacifism?

The closest profiles on our 12 axes are Green Politics (78% similar), Anarcho-Primitivism (77% similar) and Libertarian Socialism (75% similar).

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