The Crucified Nation

Author : Alan Davies
Publisher : Apollo Books
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1845192737

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This book examines the nexus between religion and politics, considered in one of its most controversial aspects. The starting point is the 2001 attack on the United States, which a Canadian commentator ingeniously described as the 'passion of America'. This designation suggested an interesting inquiry into other so-called national passions: the notion of the Christ-nation crucified by evil powers because of its higher virtue. This motif is explored by analysing five modern nationalisms that have employed Christian symbolism in this manner: Poland, France, Germany, Ireland and Palestine. The author investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts are distorted and corrupted in the process, and points to the inherent dangers of this form of political self-glorification. Poets, philosophers, novelists and preachers have all played a major part in promoting the idea of the Christ-nation at certain times, mostly in the nineteenth century but also today. Famous examples are Adam Mickiewicz in Poland, Victor Hugo in France, the patriotic Lutherans during the First World War in Germany, Patrick Pearse in Ireland and certain Palestinian nationalist poets today. The clash of cultures, religions, nationalism and civilisations in the world today is ever more strident. The passion narratives of the five nations are interwoven with historical circumstance in order to cast light on the endurance and power of the narratives, to arrive at a final critique and 'tract for the times'.

Author : John C. Peet
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725288652

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The Politics of the Crucified by John C. Peet Pdf

Jesus died, not peacefully in bed, but on the cross, the instrument of execution used by the Romans to keep potential disturbers of the established political order in their place. Until the pioneering work of Jürgen Moltmann, the cross has been the “elephant in the room” in Christian political theology. This book explores the difference Jesus’s crucifixion makes (or should make) to Christian political theology, by examining the crucifixion in the theologies of the Mennonite John Howard Yoder and the liberation theologians Leonardo Boff and Jon Sobrino. In the light of the cross and of the kenotic God revealed by the cross, questions of political power are explored, and a kenotic political ethic outlined. In conclusion, suggestions are made as to how the contemporary church can live out a cruciform, or cross–shaped, political spirituality and ecclesiology.

Author : Michael Lind
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1451603096

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Next American Nation by Michael Lind Pdf

Are we now, or have we ever been, a nation? As this century comes to a close, debates over immigration policy, racial preferences, and multiculturalism challenge the consensus that formerly grounded our national culture. The question of our national identity is as urgent as it has ever been in our history. Is our society disintegrating into a collection of separate ethnic enclaves, or is there a way that we can forge a coherent, unified identity as we enter the 21st century? In this "marvelously written, wide-ranging and thought-provoking"* book, Michael Lind provides a comprehensive revisionist view of the American past and offers a concrete proposal for nation-building reforms to strengthen the American future. He shows that the forces of nationalism and the ideal of a trans-racial melting pot need not be in conflict with each other, and he provides a practical agenda for a liberal nationalist revolution that would combine a new color-blind liberalism in civil rights with practical measures for reducing class-based barriers to racial integration. A stimulating critique of every kind of orthodox opinion as well as a vision of a new "Trans-American" majority, The Next American Nation may forever change the way we think and talk about American identity. *New York Newsday

Author : Edward Eggleston,Marshall Curtiss Hazard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Sunday schools
ISBN : UIUC:30112051010541

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The National Sunday School Teacher by Edward Eggleston,Marshall Curtiss Hazard Pdf

Author : Jean Gaume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Catechetics
ISBN : UCD:31175034809692

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The Catechism of Perseverance; Or, An Historical, Dogmatical, Moral, Liturgical, Apologetical, Philosophical, and Social Exposition of Religion by Jean Gaume Pdf

Author : monsignor gaume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555053644

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Author : Emile Zola
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780198801894

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La Debacle by Emile Zola Pdf

La Debacle is the penultimate novel in Zola's great Rougon-Macquart cycle. A stirring account of profound friendship between two soldiers from opposite ends of the class divide during the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune of 1870-1.

Author : Raymond Ibrahim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781621570264

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Crucified Again by Raymond Ibrahim Pdf

Forget what the history textbooks told you about martyrdom being a thing of the past. Christians are being persecuted and slaughtered today. Raymond Ibrahim unveils the shocking truth about Christians in the Muslim world. Believers in Jesus Christ suffer oppression and are massacred at the hands of radicals for worshipping and spreading the gospel of the Lord. Discover the true-life stories that the media won't report in Ibrahim's Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:32000000702011

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National Repository by Anonim Pdf

Author : Taylor Marshall
Publisher : Saint John Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780578038346

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The Crucified Rabbi by Taylor Marshall Pdf

How does Jesus fulfill over three hundred Old Testament Prophecies? (each listed inside this book) Is Catholicism inherently Anti-Semitic? Do the Hebrew Scriptures accurately predict Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah? How does Jewish thinking presuppose devotion to Mary? Is the Catholic Church a fulfillment of historic Israel? How do Jewish water rituals relate to Catholic baptism? Is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass a Passover meal? Should the Catholic priesthood conform to the priesthood established by Moses? How has the Jewish Temple influenced traditional Christian architecture? Does the Pope wear a yarmulke? Praise for The Crucified Rabbi "Taylor Marshall helps us to be more Catholic by taking our faith to its most profound depths - its ancient roots in the religion of Israel, the Judaism beloved by the Apostles, the religion of the Temple and Synagogue, the Torah and the sacrifice. Jesus said he came not to abolish that faith but to fulfill it. In this book, we see that fullness down to the smallest details. I treasure this book." Mike Aquilina, author of The Fathers of the Church "Such sparkling insights appear on almost every page, as Taylor Marshall deftly compares various features of Judaism to their Catholic counterparts: the priesthood, vestments, holy days, marriage, and saints, to name but a few. Saint Augustine's dictum, "The New Covenant is in the Old, concealed; the Old Covenant is in the New, revealed" is on full display in The Crucified Rabbi --Cale Clarke, Catholic Insight Magazine "This is a fascinating book full of interesting details. The Crucified Rabbi should be required reading for every student of the Catholic faith." Father Dwight Longenecker, author of Mary: A Catholic/Evangelical Debate

Author : Mitchell Young,Eric Zuelow,Andreas Sturm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134123094

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Nationalism in a Global Era by Mitchell Young,Eric Zuelow,Andreas Sturm Pdf

This volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on nations and nationalism by examining why nations remain a vibrant and strong social cohesive despite the threat of globalization. Regardless of predictions forecasting the demise of the nation-state in the global era, the nation persists as an important source of identity, community, and collective memory for most of the world's population. More than simply a corrective to the many scholarly but premature epitaphs for the nation-state, this book explains the continued health of nations in the face of looming threats. The contributors include leading experts in the field, such as Anthony D. Smith, William Safran, Edward Tiryakian as well as younger scholars, whom adopt a variety of approaches ranging from theoretical to empirical and historical to sociological, in order to uncover both the reasons that nations continue to remain vital and the mechanisms that help perpetuate them. The book includes case studies on Ireland, Thailand, Poland, the Baltic States, Croatia and Jordan. Nationalism in a Global Era will be of great interest to students and researchers of international politics, sociology, nationalism and ethnicity.

Author : Carl Schwartz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Jews
ISBN : UOM:39015075060841

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The Scattered Nation and Jewish Christian Magazine by Carl Schwartz Pdf

Author : J. Christopher Edwards
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506490960

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Crucified by J. Christopher Edwards Pdf

Historians of early Christianity unanimously agree that Jesus was executed by Roman soldiers. This consensus extends to members of the general population who have seen a Jesus movie or an Easter play and remember Roman soldiers hammering the nails. However, for early Christians, the detail that Jesus was crucified by Roman soldiers under the direction of a Roman governor threatened their desire for a stable existence in the Roman world. Beginning with the writings found in the New Testament, early Christians sought to rewrite their history and shift the blame for Jesus's crucifixion away from Pilate and his soldiers and onto Jews. During the second century, a narrative of the crucifixion with Jewish executioners predominated. During the fourth century, this narrative functioned to encourage anti-Judaism within the newly established Christian empire. Yet, in the modern world, there exists a significant degree of ignorance regarding the pervasiveness--or sometimes even the existence!--of the claim among ancient Christians that Jesus was executed by Jews. This ignorance is deeply problematic, because it leaves a gaping hole in our understanding of what for so long was the direct underpinning of Christian persecution of Jews. Moreover, it excuses from blame the venerated ancient Christian authors who constructed and perpetuated the claim that the Jews executed Jesus. And on an unconscious level, it may still influence Christians' understanding of Jews and Judaism.

Author : Stephen M. Miller
Publisher : Our Daily Bread Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1640700013

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Eyewitness to Crucifixion by Stephen M. Miller Pdf

Examine for yourself the historical context of your Christian faith as seen through first-century eyes, so you can clearly say with Paul, "May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Galatians 6:14).

Author : George Frederick Maclear
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN5WJ1

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A Shilling Book of New Testament History for National and Elementary Schools by George Frederick Maclear Pdf