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Caesar Ate My Jesus: A Baby Boomer's Reflection on Spirituality in the American Empire

Caesar Ate My Jesus: A Baby Boomer's Reflection on Spirituality in the American Empire

Gorzycki, Meg

Hardcover

Religion General General Political Science

Publisher Price: $60.00

ISBN10: 1498244106
ISBN13: 9781498244107
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Published: Jun 9 2017
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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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