American Empire and the Commonwealth of God : A Political, Economic, Religious Statement

Griffin, David Ray (EDT); Cobb, John B.; Falk, Richard A.; Keller, Catherine

ISBN 10: 0664230091 / ISBN 13: 9780664230098

Published by Westminster John Knox Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Empire and the Commonwealth of God : A Political, Economic, Religious Statement
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664230091
• ISBN 13: 9780664230098
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

David Ray Griffin is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Theology at Claremont School of Theology, Professor Emeritus of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, and Co-Founder of the Center for Process Studies.

John B. Cobb Jr. has held many positions including Ingraham Professor of Theology at the Claremont School of Theology, Avery Professor at the Claremont Graduate School, Fullbright Professor at the University of Mainz, and Visiting Professor at Vanderbilt, Harvard, and Chicago Divinity Schools.

Richard A. Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law and Practice at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

Catherine Keller, Professor of Constructive Theology in the Theological and Graduate Schools of Drew University, teaches and writes across a wide range of contemporary theological and religious studies.