God and Power - by Catherine Keller (Paperback)

Name: God and Power - by Catherine Keller (Paperback)
Brand: Fortress Press
SKU: 1006601358
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The questions raised by use of American power and theadvent of an "American empire," Keller argues, reveal adeeply troubled political unconscious that is wrestling withbasic religious issues of power, terror, territory, and love.Keller traces our response to the current national, international, and religious situation to the deeply fraughtlegacy of Christian apocalypticism.
Author(s): Catherine Keller
184 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Philosophy

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About the Book

Keller traces America's response to the current national, international, and religious situation to the deeply fraught legacy of Christian apocalypticism. After diving deeply into the multiple and conflicting political and religious meanings of the Book of Revelation, she proposes a counter-apocalypse, an anti-imperial political theology of love.

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The questions raised by use of American power and theadvent of an "American empire," Keller argues, reveal adeeply troubled political unconscious that is wrestling withbasic religious issues of power, terror, territory, and love.

Keller traces our response to the current national, international, and religious situation to the deeply fraughtlegacy of Christian apocalypticism. Religious and politicalfactions both left and right, she argues, read our situation inapocalyptic terms without truly understanding that complexlegacy.

After diving deeply into the multiple and conflictingpolitical and religious meanings of the Book of Revelation, she proposes a counter-apocalypse, an anti-imperial politicaltheology of love.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.99 Inches (H) x 5.99 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)

Weight: .61 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 184

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Philosophy

Publisher: Fortress Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Catherine Keller

Language: English

Street Date: May 26, 2005

TCIN: 1006601358

UPC: 9780800637279

Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-3010

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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