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God and empire : Jesus against Rome, then and now / John Dominic Crossan.
Van Pelt Library BR115.P7 C755 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crossan, John Dominic.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity and politics.
- Christianity and culture.
- Power (Christian theology).
- Jesus Christ--Person and offices.
- Jesus Christ.
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- History.
- Church history.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 257 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- God & empire
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2007]
- Summary:
- A bestselling author and prominent New Testament scholar reveals themes in Scripture about the dangers of empire and power that are especially relevant today, when the U.S. is the world's lone super power.
- Contents:
- 1 Empire and the Barbarism of Civilization 7
- 2 God and the Ambiguity of Power 49
- 3 Jesus and the Kingdom of God 97
- 4 Paul and the Justice of Equality 143
- 5 Apocalypse and the Pornography of Violence 191.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0060843233
- 9780060843236
- OCLC:
- 70836808
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