Adin Ballou

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
Adin Ballou
Born(1803-04-23)April 23, 1803
Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.
Known for
Spouse
  • Abigail Sayles
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    (m. 1822)​
    Lucy Hunter
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    (after 1829)​
ChildrenAbbie Ballou Heywood

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.

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