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Adin Ballou
American minister (1803–1890)
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.
Adin ballou biography of barack
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.
Life and works
Ballou was born on a small farm in Cumberland, Rhode Island.[1] Ballou's father was a farmer, and while Ballou craved a school and college education, his father didn't have the means to send him.
At the time of the Christian 'reformation' sweeping through northern Rhode Island, his father became a deacon within the community.[2]
In early 1822 Adin Ballou married Abigail Sayles.[3] Abigail Ballou died in ea