Jeffrey D. Meyers

The Nonviolent Apocalypse

Revelation's Nonviolent Resistance Against Rome

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Nonviolent Apocalypse, Jeffrey D. Meyers argues that Revelation's famously violent visions are actually acts of nonviolent resistance to the Roman Empire. Using insights from biblical studies and scholarship on nonviolence, Meyers shows how Revelation both engages in and calls for acts of nonviolent resistance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fortress Academic
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 451g
• ISBN-13: 9781978708341
• ISBN-10: 1978708343
• Artikelnr.: 62479408

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey D. Meyers teaches for the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies program at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Nonviolent Apocalypse
Part One: Revelation's Use of Nonviolence
1. Revelation as Resistance Literature
2. Jesus and the Cross: Promoting a New Kind of Power
3. Worship and Song: Preparing for Resistance
4. Visions of Destruction: Imagining the End of Empire
5. The New Jerusalem: Envisioning Another Way
Part Two: Revelation's Call for Nonviolent Resistance
6. How to Resist an Empire
7. Enduring Resistance: Living Faithfully
8. Noncooperation: Refusing to Conform
9. Witness: Proclaiming Opposition
Part Three: When Revelation Isn't Nonviolent
10. Dreams of Death and Destruction: Violent Language
11. From Balaam to the Beast: Dehumanizing Opponents
Conclusion: Revelation and Resistance