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The American Empire and the Commonwealth of God: A Political, Economic, Religious Statement Paperback – May 17, 2006

by David Ray Griffin (Author), John B. Cobb (Author), Richard A. Falk (Author),

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In this book, four distinguished scholars level a powerful critique of the rapid expansion of the emerging American empire and its oppressive and destructive political, military, and economic policies. Arguing that a global Pax Americana is internationally disastrous, the authors demonstrate how America's imperialism inevitably leads to rampant irreversible ecological devastation, expanding military force for imperialistic purposes, and a grossly inequitable distribution of goods--all leading to the diminished well-being of human communities.

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Paperback: 184 pages
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (May 17, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0664230091
ISBN-13: 978-0664230098
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
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WE THE PEOPLE OF EMPIRE

By Richard K. Heacock, Jr. on July 9, 2006

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We who venerate the early Christians who refused to bow down to the Roman emperors and faced death as a consequence are called to realize that we are now citizens of the most powerful empire in history.

This is the best book to date to spell it all out so a law degree is not needed to comprehend where we came from and how we got the way we are now.

It would make a great gift for that relative who is still bowing down to emperors!

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The American Empire?

By Rev4u VINE VOICE on May 27, 2006

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The American Empire?

Griffin and a cast of distinguished scholars and peaceful globalists have collaboratively written an interesting collection of essays on American imperialism.

This book has a different title and content than the previous two best selling books by Griffin "The New pearl Harbor," and the 9/11 Commission Report, Omissions and Distortions." However, Griffin remains sincere, determined, undeterred, unhampered, and unco-opted (unlike the author of "The War on Freedom") and continues his quest for the truth about 9/11 and the American Empire while some of his co-authors danced around it, in order to be to be politically correct. This truth has become irrelevant nowadays, and has been replaced by credibility and propaganda. I guess it is best for some truth to remain unknown for the sake of social order. That is why, the 9/11 truth movement was infiltrated, discredited, dismantled, and rendered impotent. Griffin's new book with his co-authors takes a different approach to the truth. They discuss and analyze the historical, political, religious, and economical factors behind the build-up of the American Empire. An unadmitted empire that is portrayed by the creators as benign, because it is decorated with a flag and a popular socialist motto that appeals to the masses that is, liberty, equality, and justice for all.

"The American Empire and the Commonwealth of God" gives the reader a panoramic view rather than in depth discussion of American imperialism. A core issue that was left out in this volume is the discussion of the financiers behind the empires. There is an overwhelming evidence out there that connects the financial Anglo-American Cartel to the ownership and the financing of the American empire.Read more ›

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Christians vs. the American empire

By Alan F. Zundel on April 15, 2007

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Thesis: The U.S. has always been expansionist, and for the last century imperialist, and now as a global empire is developing fascist undertones. Citizens should repudiate this trend and work for global democracy instead; for Christians this is in line with Jesus' opposition of the "commonwealth of God" to Roman imperial rule.

The authors, writing individual chapters, make a good case for their thesis in this brief and accessible book. They call for religious and other non-governmental groups to use Gandhian methods to build the democratic opposition.

I'm with them on that.

--Alan Zundel, the HeartAwake Center

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By R. Val Scott on May 27, 2006

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APPLAUSE

A response from reader Val Scott

"If the means be just, the conduct true, applause in spite of trivial faults is due."

Alexander Pope

I have just completed my first reading of The American Empire and the Commonwealth of God - A Political, Economic, Religious Statement - a relatively brief book by authors David Ray Griffin, John B. Cobb Jr, Richard A. Falk, and Catherine Keller, who, together, argue very powerfully against the whole idea of a "Pax Americana" for our world. Their book is whole and complete in and of itself, and I, for one, have nothing but unmitigated praise for it. For me, the book is that good.

What I would like to do here instead of writing a formal review is to add some thoughts to what Griffin and his colleagues have set in motion for us, and particularly, if I may, from a non-theological perspective.

Although raised a Roman Catholic, I became an active Unitarian in my late 20's, and, since 1979, a committed student of "A Course in Miracles" (a comprehensive spiritual program which focuses on authentic forgiveness - see [...] ).

Since the early 80s my politics has taken on the form of Mohandas K. Gandhi's satyagraha, or "truth force," outlook. Gandhi once observed, "There are seven sins in the world: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without faith, and politics without principle." Observations I can very easily identify with and do my best to embrace.Read more ›

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heartfelt and thoughtful, but misses the central reality

By Wes Howard-Brook on May 25, 2006

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This book is one of many recent efforts to understand Christianity within the matrix of the Pax Americana, which the authors describe clearly and denounce strongly. Its authors are some of the leading thinkers in theology and international relations and have many strong insights into the causes of the disease of empire.

It is disappointing, then, to conclude that their "political, economic, religious statement" comes out as rehashed 60s progressivism, rather than an authentic Christian response to global empire. One suspects, and then discovers near the very end of the book, the reason: they simply don't believe in the resurrection of Jesus as a historical event, but present it instead as a (weak) metaphor for maintaining one's identity in the face of imperial threats. This lack of faith in the heart of the Christian message unfortunately undermines any power the book otherwise might have had as a manifesto for inspiring a revitalized Christian movement for peace and justice.

While professing to be familiar with and energized by recent biblical scholarship which roots the gospels (and Paul) in the matrix of the Roman empire, they collectively cite only one such book, Richard Horsley's fine "Jesus and Empire." But there is so much more (including Horsley et al's "Paul and Empire" and "Paul and Politics") that would have given them a fuller understanding of a field which is clearly outside each of their individual familiarity (Griffin and Cobb are esteemed "process theologians," while Falk is an international lawyer and Keller is a feminist theologian). For instance, the landmark work of NT Wright has demolished their claim that early Christians (including the NT writers) didn't understand Jesus' resurrection as "of the body.Read more ›