Anxious about empire
Subtitle: theological essays on the new global realities
By: Wes Avram, editor
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Christianity and politics; Foreign relations; Christianity and international relations
Description: "Anxious about Empire offers a response to the "new American empire." This collection of essays by ecclesially committed theologians, political theorists, biblical scholars, and pastors addresses issues such as the transnational nature of the church, loving neighbors in a globalized world, the use of scripture in imperial rhetoric, the current challenges of pastoral leadership, and Christian worship as a response to global violence."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The new American empire : the likely consequences of the "Bush doctrine" / Robert N. Bellah; title: On getting past the preamble : one reading of the strategy / Wes Avram; title: Thoughts in the presence of fear / Wendell Berry; title: Shock and awe : life in Mr. Rumsfeld's neighborhood / James Hudnut-Beumler; title: Loving neighbors in a globalized world : U.S. Christians, Muslims, and the Mideast / David L. Johnston; title: Selling America, restricting the church / Michael L. Budde; title: Imperial exegesis : when Caesar interprets Scripture / Stephen B. Chapman; title: The most intolerable of insults : remarks to Christian infidels in the American empire / Eugene McCarraher; title: On the true globalism and the false, or Why Christians should not worry so much about American imperialism / Stephen H. Webb; title: International justice as equal regard and the use of force / Jean Bethke Elshtain; title: Who are we? : being Christian in an age of Americanism / Allen R. Hilton; title: Pastors, prophets, and patriotism : leading pastorally during these times / Arthur Paul Boers; title: Empire's sleepy embrace : the view from the pew / Lillian Daniel; title: Appendix: The national security strategy of the United States of America (September 17, 2002).