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Paperback The American Empire and the Commonwealth of God: A Political, Economic, Religious Statement Book

ISBN: 0664230091

ISBN13: 9780664230098

The American Empire and the Commonwealth of God: A Political, Economic, Religious Statement

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In this book, four distinguished scholars level a powerful critique of the rapid expansion of the emerging American empire and its oppressive and destructive political, military, and economic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Christians vs. the American empire

Thesis: The U.S. has always been expansionist, and for the last century imperialist, and now as a global empire is developing fascist undertones. Citizens should repudiate this trend and work for global democracy instead; for Christians this is in line with Jesus' opposition of the "commonwealth of God" to Roman imperial rule. The authors, writing individual chapters, make a good case for their thesis in this brief and accessible book. They call for religious and other non-governmental groups to use Gandhian methods to build the democratic opposition. I'm with them on that. --Alan Zundel, the HeartAwake Center

WE THE PEOPLE OF EMPIRE

We who venerate the early Christians who refused to bow down to the Roman emperors and faced death as a consequence are called to realize that we are now citizens of the most powerful empire in history. This is the best book to date to spell it all out so a law degree is not needed to comprehend where we came from and how we got the way we are now. It would make a great gift for that relative who is still bowing down to emperors!
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