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Walter Brueggemann on Non-Conformity to Empire - Progressive (Romans 12:1-2)

Source: Walter Brueggemann44 words

"'Do not be conformed to this world'—this is resistance to empire, to consumerism, to the values of domination. The renewed mind sees through propaganda and imagines alternatives. Transformation is political: it creates communities that embody different values." — Walter Brueggemann. Progressive: transformation as resistance.

Topics & Themes

non-conformityempireresistancealternativesdifferent values

Scripture References

Romans 12:2

Emotional Tone

hopeconvictionawe

Audience

adults

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