"WARNING: If, like most Americans
calling themselves Christian, you prefer the comfort of acquiescing to the
official version of 9/11 and the imperial wars it facilitated, DROP THIS
BOOK NOW. But if you are open to the grace of honest inquiry and the risk
of following the historical Jesus in confronting the evils of empire, this
rigorously argued book is a MUST READ." - Ray McGovern,
CIA veteran analyst now with Tell the Word, a project of the ecumenical
Church of the Saviour, Washington, D.C.
"David Griffin has previously made the
case for the Bush administration's complicity in 9/11 and the cover-up of
this evidence by the 9/11 Commission. Here, in this important book, he
puts these shocking realities in the context of Christian theology and the
challenge to the churches. In a profound exploration of the nature and
history of the demonic, Griffin suggests that American empire is a
culmination of human demonic alienation from God." -
Rosemary Radford Ruether, emeritus scholar, Claremont Graduate University
and Claremont School of Theology
"Do American Christians want the United
States to act like the New Rome, invading other countries to impose its
imperial rule and its control of other peoples' resources? That is just
what the U.S. is doing, increasingly so since 9/11, explains David
Griffin. In this gripping summary of evidence for the truth behind 9/11
and the 9/11 Commission report, Griffin makes a compelling case that the
imperial practices of the American government have become a destructive
force in the world. And he clarifies the biblical and theological basis
for Christians to challenge the resurgent American imperialism that often
claims divine blessing on its destructive actions." -
Richard A. Horsley, Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and the Study
of Religion, University of Massachusetts, and author of Jesus and
Empire: The Kingdom of God and the New World Disorder
Probing disturbing questions that beg for a response from the Christian
community, distinguished scholar of religion and popular writer David Ray
Griffin provides a hard-hitting analysis of the official accounts of the
events of September 11, 2001. A tireless investigator, Griffin has sorted
through enormous amounts of government and independent data and brought to
the surface some very unsettling inconsistencies about what really
happened. In this, his latest book, he analyzes the evidence on 9/11 and
then explores a distinctively Christian perspective on these issues,
taking seriously what we know about Jesus' life, death, and teachings.
Drawing a parallel between the Roman Empire of antiquity and the American
Empire of today, he applies Jesus' teachings to the current political
administration, and he explores how Christian churches, as a community
intending to be an incarnation of the divine, can and should respond.
David Ray Griffin is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and
Theology at Claremont School of Theology, Professor of Religion Emeritus
at Claremont Graduate University, and Codirector of the Center for Process
Studies. He is the author of numerous books, including the popular
bestsellers The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush
Administration and 9/11 and The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions
and Distortions.
