![]() ![]() ![]() On the surface there is nothing wrong with liking a particular heritage or location, but what happens when you realize that the consumption of your so-called blessed nation may be fueling the oppression of many across the globe? What happens when the things that you grew up taking for granted are now the very things that perpetuate suffering? We are not only “proud to be American,” but we will sing out “God bless America, land that I love.” Sitting in certain churches on Independence Day could leave one wondering if it is a worship service honoring the Christian God or the American flag. Many in the church were brought up to believe that the United States was given to us by divine right. Something is emerging in American Christianity. The ripple effects in the twenty-first century of this fresh focus on how imperialism shaped the writings of the New Testament cannot be overstated. In the past couple of decades, biblical scholars and theologians have rediscovered this fact. The Roman Empire cast a vast shadow over the world of the New Testament. ![]()
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