Adin Ballou
American minister (1803–1890) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adin Ballou (April 23, 1803 – August 5, 1890) was an American proponent of Christian nonresistance, Christian anarchism, and Christian socialism. He was also an abolitionist and the founder of the Hopedale Community.
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Born | (1803-04-23)April 23, 1803 Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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Children | Abbie Ballou Heywood |
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Through his long career as a Universalist and Unitarian minister, he tirelessly advocated for the immediate abolition of slavery and the principles of Christian anarcho-socialism, and promoted the nonviolent theory of praxis (or moral suasion) in his prolific writings.