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050 00 $aBR115.P7$bN365 2005
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100 1 $aNelson-Pallmeyer, Jack.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85226843
245 10 $aSaving Christianity from empire /$cJack Nelson-Pallmeyer.
260 $aNew York :$bContinuum,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $a184 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tWill to power --$g2.$tUnder the cover of terror --$g3.$tPlans for empire --$g4.$tEmpire without exception --$g5.$tContinuity of empire --$g6.$tBiblical perspectives on violence and empire --$g7.$tChristianity in service to empire --$g8.$tAlternatives to violence --$g9.$tChoices.
520 1 $a"First, the book describes the nuts and bolts of present U.S. foreign policy, including the philosophical foundations and practical policy options used to justify and pursue empire." "Second, the author asserts that empire distorts Christianity, especially in the U.S. context - one in which many Christians passively or actively support U.S. global domination through the exercise of unilateral military power, in opposition to the radical nonviolence of Jesus. In the U.S. imperial context, some combination of fear, patriotism, propaganda, and distorted theology results in broad-based support among Christians for policies that are dramatically opposed to authentic Christianity rooted in the life and faith of Jesus. In short, this theme addresses how the U.S. Empire subverts and distorts Christianity." "Third, Saving Christianity from Empire describes empire as a key biblical theme. It explores three conflicting biblical streams, one that embraces or aspires to empire, one that portrays opposition to empire as essential for authentic faith, and another that explains imperial domination of Israel-Palestine as deserved punishment for sin." "Finally, Saving Christianity from Empire explores the radical nonviolence of Jesus, the nuts and bolts of nonviolent power and nonviolent social change theory and practice, and the practical challenges to Christians living in an imperial nation now understood by many people throughout the world to be the gravest threat to world peace."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aChristianity and politics$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117672
650 0 $aImperialism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064628
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022015.html
852 00 $boff,glx$hBR115.P7$iN365 2005
852 00 $buts$hBR115.P7$iN365 2005