"David Lipscomb's book "Civil Government: Its Origin, Mission, and Destiny, and the Christian's Relation to It":
Originally published as a series of articles in the Gospel Advocate from 1866 to 1867, this is a very significant work on the Christian's relation to civil government by the prominent Church of Christ minister, David Lipscomb (1831-1917). Anticipating the arguments of modern libertarian political philosophers, Lipscomb presents a biblical view of a voluntary society. He questions the idea that governments are created for the public good, and argues that peaceful civilization is not dependent on the state. Christians should not participate in politics, but should attempt to persuade people to follow the laws of God rather than using force. This reprint edition includes a foreword by Professor Edward P. Stringham of San Jose State University.
(...) Although some people call Lipscomb a conservative (Harrell, 1964:276; Foster, 1987:357) and others call Lipscomb a liberal (Hooper, 1979:221; Campbell, 1968:17), in modern political lingo he is best described as a libertarian, and a radical one at that. Lipscomb believed in morality, justice, and law, just not the state. Lipscomb’s writing is important for many reasons. It demonstrates that a Christian can be a radical libertarian and also that a radical libertarian can be a Christian. With so many insights, Lipscomb’s writing shows that political economists can learn from writers outside their field, especially religion.
(...) After publishing Civil Government Lipscomb (quoted in Hughes, 1992: 194) wrote: “Nothing we ever wrote so nearly affects the vital interests of the church of Christ and the salvation of the world as this little book. " Misesblog
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