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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	González, Antonio, 1961-
Format:	Book
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	Miami : Convivium Press, 2012.
Series:	Series Kyrios.
Subjects:	History > Religious aspects. History > Philosophy. Political theology. Politics in the Bible. Religion and politics. Providence and government of God. Imperialism. Liberation theology.
Holy Cross Note:	Jesuit author.

Table of Contents:

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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