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Short clip from DOM CROSSAN & JOERG RIEGER “GOD & EMPIRE” Question & Answer

Posted on May 12, 2010 - 05:09 PM

This is a short clip of John Dominic Crossan and Joerg Rieger during the “question & answer” segment of a FAITHANDREASON seminar titled “God & Imperial Power; Jesus & Economic Injustice”, October 2009, Dallas, TX. To purchase the complete “God & Empire” DVD contact 1-800-882-7424, or visit http://www.faithandreason.org.

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