Christian Socialism
Current of Thomas Müntzer, the peasants of 1525 and priests such as Camilo Torres, which seeks the Kingdom of God on Earth through revolution, with common property and power in the hands of the poor.
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In one sentence
I want the Kingdom of God on Earth through the revolution of the poor, with all goods in common and power in the hands of those who work.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Federal
Structure
- Leaning · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 90% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 11
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Power
On Power, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 55This ideology 73
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Thomas Müntzer
Radical Reformation preacher who broke with Luther and led peasants and miners in the German Peasants' War of 1525. He preached an apocalyptic theocracy of the elect, with goods in common and the overthrow of godless princes; he was beheaded after Frankenhausen.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyOtto StrasserPolitical theorist88%
SociallyJulius NyerereStatesman96%
EconomicallyFerdinand LassalleSocialist theorist100%
Other compatible profiles
PhilosophyPythagorasPhilosopher and founder of the Pythagorean community87%
PoliticsFerdinand III of CastileKing of Castile and León86%
PoliticsBaldwin IVKing of Jerusalem85%
ReligionMartin LutherProtestant reformer85%
PoliticsCharlemagneMonarch85%
PoliticsCharles VHoly Roman Emperor and King of Spain85%
PhilosophyAristotlePhilosopher83%
ActivismZumbi dos PalmaresMaroon leader83%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Holy Roman Empire (First Reich)
962–1806A federation of Central European territories, the Holy Roman Empire gathered principalities and cities under an elected emperor and strong Church influence, marked by fragmented power and the autonomy of its members.
Other close countries
Ethiopia
Ethnic federation under a dominant partyAn ethnic federation in East Africa and a never-colonized state, Ethiopia is led by Abiy Ahmed and the Prosperity Party, emerging from the Tigray war, with ethnic tensions and an opening state economy, plus the Renaissance Dam.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyVatican CityClerical theocratic monarchy80%
SociallyZimbabweDominant party in crisis86%
EconomicallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism99%
The most distant
Qing Dynasty China
1644–1912China's last imperial dynasty, founded by the Manchus, the Qing ruled through a Confucian examination bureaucracy, extended the empire to Tibet and Xinjiang, restricted foreign trade to Canton and declined with the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyPersian Empire (Achaemenid)550–330 BCE86%
SociallyChávez's Venezuela1999–201388%
EconomicallyAllende's Chile1970–1973100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Traditionalism
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