Would a clergyperson in a church be justified in exposing America as an empire - and summon the faith community to resistance?
Would a clergyperson in a church be justified in exposing America as an empire - and summon the faith community to resistance?
Christianity (general)
On a Sunday morning it would be unusual for the worshipers to hear a reference to empire; certainly, the seepage of empire into the church’s consciousness is unexamined. The same silence also forfeits a consideration of the churches responsibility in relation to empire. Given the tension in the biblical record between the faith communities and empire, the contemporary default is particularly egregious.
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