The concept of Christian Anarchy is based on an individualist reading of the scriptures as opposed to ordinary Christianity which has for centuries received its moral and religious direction through an organised church.
There have been Christian anarchists for as long as there has been organised religion, including the writer Leo Tolstoy.
But should the modern established church feel threatened by this sort of separatist faith which relies not on priests, but only on a strong and direct relationship with Christ? The most important authority for individualist faith comes from the example set by Jesus himself.
Throughout his term on earth he did not set up a physical church of his own, criticised the temple culture of the Pharisees, refused kingship or leadership of any sort, and spoke of the Kingdom of Heaven as existing within people´s hearts.
Even the habit of taking the same day off every week, the sabbath, was given a lower priority than doing God´s work.
The idea for a physical church is taken from Jesus´bestowal of authority to Peter as guardian of souls and the rock on which the church would be built.
But this could just easily refer to a spiritual church, or a community of followers, without any real necessity for ritual or fixed administration.
The bulk of the evidence of the gospels points to a move away from excessive regulation.
Organised church in a building with priests as divine intermediaries grew up from a desire to co-ordinate beliefs and deter heretics.
Before the Council of Nicaea, there was no uniform creed around which Christians could unite, and so no defence against heresy.
This need to be united, be in accord with one another, and to have a centre where ordinary people as well as monks could congregate, led to what we know as church today.
Perhaps without it, far fewer souls might have been saved.
But for some, church-centred ritual can seem constraining, anti-scriptural, and more concerned with church politics than the spiritual welfare of its flock.
The anarchist might question why we need ordained priests to mediate between us and Christ, or why so much of the offering is used up by administration, management and personal wealth creation.
Without doubt a building which has been used for centuries to hear the prayers of thousands of people is imbued with a sense of holiness as no other building is: it is a joy to feel the peace and serenity of a church in the middle of a busy town or city.
But the individualist, the person who knows Jesus intimately, carries that peace around with him everywhere.
Today there are pentecostal and evangelical churches who have moved away from the need for ordained priesthood and icons of saints and have turned church into glorified Sunday schools where people go to learn Christian doctrine and find out how it might apply to them.
Many of these churches have grown to a massive size thanks to Christian television and attract huge amounts of money from offerings.
The anarchist might argue that these organisations do a better job than the traditional churches of empowering the individual, but balk at the amassing of wealth, money that ought to be used for the good of the poor, the sick, the bereaved and the destitute.
The Christian anarchist believes that there is a direct link between Christian destiny and the need to serve the politically disadvantaged.
The Sermon on the Mount is their manifesto.
There will always be a place for the hallowed call of a holy building, and the joy of giving praise through hymns, but as time progresses, and as secular politics continues to let people down, there will be an equal if not greater need for some to return to the streets, where real people need real help, and to put Jesus´ demands into practice one person at a time.