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Gerrard Winstanley

The song, "The World Turned Upside Down," by English folksinger Leon Rosselson, weaves many of Winstanley's own words into the lyrics.


Christian radicalism

Examples of nonviolent radicalism include Martin Luther King, Jr., Toyohiko Kagawa, Leo Tolstoy, Gerrard Winstanley, William Blake and Gustavo Gutiérrez, whilst examples of violent radicalism include the Münster Rebellion, Thomas Müntzer and Camilo Torres Restrepo.

Harry's Gone Fishing

Concerning the 17th Century Diggers movement, it consisted of words by Gerrard Winstanley, set to music by Rosselson and therefore has a joint writing credit.


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