Christ and Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times

by Joerg Rieger

Book Overview

Although we loathe admitting it, Christians have often, through crusade, conquest, and commerce, used the name and power of Christ to promote and justify political, economic, and even military gain. Rieger's ambitious and faith-filled project chips away at the colonial legacy of Christology to find the authentic Christ - or rather the many authentic depictions of Christ in history and theology that survive our self-serving domestications. Against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800620380
• ISBN13: 9780800620387
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"