by: Kat Armas

• Format

  Paperback

  ISBN

  9781587436499

  Dimensions

  5.5 x 8.5

  Pub. Date

  Nov 2025

  SRP

  $19.99

  Carton Quantity

  48

  Number of pages

  224

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About

Everyone wants to belong.

But what does belonging--to God, ourselves, and each other--look like in the context of living within an empire and its ideologies?

In Liturgies for Resisting Empire, Cuban American writer Kat Armas explores this question both for the New Testament church and for us today.

Armas starts by introducing the idea of empire and how deeply it affects everyone, every day. She then explores what it means to belong to God, not empire, by looking at the ways the early church wrestled with this. Through de- and post-colonial interpretations of Scripture, she examines empires throughout history, offering readers a path toward liberation from systems of exploitation and guidance for building communities that value people over power.

Armas gives readers a sense of hope and belonging in their daily lives--belonging to ourselves, God, each other, and the earth--in ways that resist the lies of empire. Each chapter begins with a brief liturgy.

Endorsements

"Kat Armas's Liturgies for Resisting Empire explores how empire has shaped our theology, society, and daily lives, while offering readers pathways to liberation and wholeness. She skillfully weaves together personal narrative, theological insight, and cultural critique to create a powerful roadmap for decolonizing faith and life. With prose that is both poetic and prophetic, Kat skillfully leads us through accessible liturgies that offer practical ways to resist empire's grip on our bodies, communities, and spirits. I especially loved how Liturgies for Resisting Empire offers a healing vision of belonging where Indigenous wisdom is honored and true kinship becomes possible in harmony with the whole community of creation."

Randy Woodley, author of Journey to Eloheh and Becoming Rooted