Ray Mayhew

Church, Gospel, and Empire

Theology

“"This is a disturbing book. To reach the end is to discover that Mitchell has brought you to a crossroads and that business as usual is no longer an option for the twenty-first-century church. What is impressive is not simply the quantity and diversity of historical and theological material that is assembled but the masterful way in which it is analyzed, integrated, and synthesized to postulate a radically kenotic way forward for a church locked in a death embrace with theopolitical constructs of empire that continue to ravage and dehumanize contemporary life. 'Take and eat . . . it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.'”