The purpose of this site:
1. to explain the political philosophy of libertarian anarchism in terms of a Reformed Christian perspective.
2. to persuade Reformed Christians of libertarian anarchism as the view of civil
governance most consistent with Scripture, and as compatible with the
church’s confession, Reformed theology more broadly, and with a
reformational (neocalvinist) worldview and philosophy.
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Q1: Why ‘conscientious’ anarchy?
A1: ‘Conscientious’ can mean "relating to a person’s
conscience; to one's moral sense of right and wrong" and "in a diligent
and rigorous manner; done well and in a thorough way". A ‘conscientious
objector’ refers to one who refuses participation in a military on
religious or ethical grounds.
We thoroughly oppose the legitimacy, necessity, inevitability, and
existence of the state, and support a free and just political order and society, on the basis
of Reformed convictions.
Q2: What is a ‘political order’?
A2: A political order is civil governance or a civil
legal order; that is, any set of institutions that provides dispute
resolution in a systematic way through the exercise of the three civil
governance functions: the judicial, the legislative, and the executive.
The judicial function, the adjudication of disputes, is the core of any
civil legal system; the other two follow from it. The legislative
function is determination of the rules that govern the process of
adjudication. The executive function is securing submission to the
adjudicative process and compliance with its verdicts.
Q3: What is ‘libertarian’ anarchism?
A3: Libertarian anarchism is a political philosophy,
or a view of civil governance, opposing the state as a necessarily
illegitimate political form. It opposes the state as a monopoly on civil
governance that is not based on actual ownership, and so, is inherently
aggressive –and therefore fundamentally immoral and unjust.
‘Aggression’ is initiating (or the 'first use' of) coercion against another's person or
property. Proportional responsive coercion against aggressors can
be legitimate, but aggression (that is, initiatory coercion) is always
wrong.
A state’s monopoly is a claim to certain
exclusive prerogative or forcible control, coercion and ultimate legal decision-making (or 'final say') over a territory that it does
not actually own. Every state is therefore an unlawful usurpation of
civil power; an aggressor, a criminal, a terrorist, a tyranny.
Libertarian anarchism supports a non-monopolistic view of civil
governance that is in keeping with self-ownership/property right, and the non-aggression principle of civil
justice.
Q4: What is Reformed libertarian anarchism?
A4: Reformed libertarian anarchism is a view of politics, or civil governance, informed by a Reformed theology (a view of Scriptural teaching expressed in the historical Reformed confessions) and a Reformed philosophy (a view of created reality directed by Scriptural teaching).
For more see:
1. http://conscientiousanarchy.blogspot.com/2020/12/statement-on-reformed-libertarian.html
2. http://conscientiousanarchy.blogspot.com/2019/03/reformed-theology-and-libertarian.html
