The American Empire and the Commonwealth of God

by Griffin, David Ray

• ISBN13: 9780664230098
• ISBN10: 0664230091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-17
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Catherine Keller is Professor of Constructive Theology in the Theological and Graduate Schools of Drew University. Richard A. Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law and Practice, Emeritus, at Princeton University. 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. David Ray Griffin is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Theology at Claremont School of Theology, Professor of Religion Emeritus at Claremont Graduate University, and Codirector of the Center for Process Studies.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part I The Nature of the American Empire
Chapter 1 America's Non-Accidental, Non-Benign Empire	3	(20)
David Ray Griffin
Chapter 2 Imperialism in American Economic Policy	23	(21)
John B. Cobb Jr.
Chapter 3 Slouching toward a Fascist World Order	44	(25)
Richard Falk
Part II Alternatives to the American Empire
Chapter 4 Renouncing Wars of Choice: Toward a Geopolitics of Nonviolence	69	(17)
Richard Falk
Chapter 5 Democratizing the Economic Order	86	(17)
John B. Cobb Jr.
Chapter 6 Global Empire or Global Democracy: The Present Choice	103	(20)
David Ray Griffin
Part III Religious Reflections
Chapter 7 Omnipotence and Preemption	123	(14)
Catherine Keller
Chapter 8 Commonwealth and Empire	137	(14)
John B. Cobb Jr.
Chapter 9 Resurrection and Empire	151	(8)
David Ray Griffin
Notes	159