Caesar Ate My Jesus
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Caesar Ate My Jesus

A Baby Boomer's Reflection on Spirituality in the American Empire

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
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Caesar Ate My Jesus

A Baby Boomer's Reflection on Spirituality in the American Empire

About this book

What the hell happened on the way to making the world a better place? We boomers were told our success would be unlimited. We had democracy and capitalism, and God was on our side. We took our religious teachings seriously, and set out to end bigotry, violence, and destitution. Inevitably, we collided with American Caesars, whose power and wealth was sufficient to dominate national and international affairs. Political and religious Caesars appropriated Jesus and used him to justify war, sexism, racism, dictatorships, and poverty. What were the faithful to do?Lots of boomers I know tossed the spiritual baby out with the religious institution's bathwater, and became cynical about civic engagement. It is not time to abandon hope in our goodness, however, and it is not time to surrender our conscience to Caesar. Our experiences as boomers teach us that it is possible to bring the love of God to bear in our lives, despite Caesar's constant pressure to cherish power, wealth, celebrity, and things more than we cherish people. This book is for folks who are ready to get off Caesar's treadmill and dig deeply into their hearts and minds to see what remains of the Kingdom of God within.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Chapter 1: The Boom and Bust of Spirit
  4. Chapter 2: The Kingdom of Controversy
  5. Chapter 3: The Military Industrial Crucifix
  6. Chapter 4: Pope John Kennedy
  7. Chapter 5: The Quicksand of Vietnam
  8. Chapter 6: Dissent
  9. Chapter 7: Civil Rights
  10. Chapter 8: Sex and the Kingdom
  11. Chapter 9: The Dignity of Labor
  12. Chapter 10: Banksters and Creditmeisters
  13. Chapter 11: Born-Again Caesar
  14. Chapter 12: A View from Distant Shores
  15. Chapter 13: Post-Cold War Caesar
  16. Chapter 14: In Excelsis Deo
  17. Bibliography