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Christianity and Empire[Note 1. This essay is based on an argument presented in ...]
Author(s) -
Rieger Joerg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/rec3.12158
Subject(s) - empire , christianity , psychology , roman empire , philosophy , history , religious studies , ancient history
Despite many connections and tensions between Christian traditions and empire, scholars of religion and theology have rarely reflected on them. What was lost in the process was not only a clearer understanding of how the forces of empire impact Christianity, consciously or unconsciously, but also a sense for how Christianity can never quite be absorbed by empire altogether and which of its resources push beyond empire.