Liturgies for Resisting Empire: Seeking Community, Belonging, and Peace in a Dehumanizing World Henry Wadsworth Longfellow from the garrulous barrooms of

from the garrulous barrooms of New Orleans to an abandoned oil rig off the Florida coast

1968 shows how twelve volatile months transformed who we were as a people—and led us to where we are today

be somehow mixed up in all this

requires every ounce of hope and commitment from the author—and from us

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Liturgies for Resisting Empire: Seeking Community, Belonging, and Peace in a Dehumanizing World Henry Wadsworth Longfellow from the garrulous barrooms of"A thought provoking look at the intertwining of religion and social control." Publishers Weekly Explains what "empire" is in our modern day Gives practical spiritual guidance for resisting empire's daily influence Explores how early Christians navigated imperial pressures Unpacks how empire influences how we see ourselves and others Everyone wants to belong. What does true belonging look like when the society you live in is not something you want to