Conquest and the Western Church

This article examines the action of power relations in the church in pursuit of worldly advantage - political, economic, and social - in the formation, action, and spread of the institution of the Western church, often in collusion with the imperial aspirations of state powers. It argues that redres...

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Subtitles:Lament
Main Author: Leslie, Rachel T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: The ecumenical review
Year: 2019, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 463-467
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
KDF Orthodox Church
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Conquest
B Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
B Western church
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Summary:This article examines the action of power relations in the church in pursuit of worldly advantage - political, economic, and social - in the formation, action, and spread of the institution of the Western church, often in collusion with the imperial aspirations of state powers. It argues that redress is required to make amends for injustices and crimes against humanity, as well as to evangelize more effectively in a world that includes those victimized by those claiming to represent God's authority.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contains:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12456