God's reign and the end of empires / Antonio González Fernández ; translated by Joseph V. Owens ; foreword by Ulrich Duchrow.

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Main Author: González, Antonio, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Miami : Convivium Press, 2012.
Series:Series Kyrios.
Subjects:
Holy Cross Note:Jesuit author.

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300 |a 378 p. ;  |c 22 cm. 
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546 |a English translation of: Reinado de Dios e imperio.  |l English 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-378). 
505 0 |a Chapter One: The globalized empire. The need for social theology -- Problems of the global village -- The economic system -- Global problems revisited -- The problem of alternatives -- Conclusion -- Chapter Two: The biblical diagnosis. The recourse to scripture -- The logic of Babel -- Biblical radicality -- Chapter Three: Escaping from empire. The election of Abraham -- The story of the Exodus -- The permanence of the logic of Adam -- The reign of God -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four: The strategy of the Messiah. The reign of God -- The reign of the poor -- The community of disciples -- The conflict -- The meaning of the cross -- Conclusion -- Chapter Five: The Messianic communities. The imperial society -- The social stratification of the empire -- The irruption of God's reign -- The social level of the first Christians -- The transformation of social relations -- The persistence of the Christian model -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six: The communities of the empire. The universal function of the new society -- The Messiah and the powers -- Christian participation in the state? -- The meaning of history -- Conclusion -- Chapter Seven: The signs of our times. The problem of the "signs of the times" -- The end of "Constantinianism" -- The new forms of dissidence -- The "new popular economy" -- The relevance of nonviolence -- Conclusion -- Chapter Eight: Toward a new society. With all peoples -- Christian effectiveness -- Concrete practices -- The character of our proposal -- Conclusion -- General conclusion. 
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650 0 |a Politics in the Bible. 
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650 0 |a Providence and government of God. 
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