Liturgies for Resisting Empire, Kat Armas
Liturgies for Resisting Empire, Kat Armas
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Liturgies for Resisting Empire
Seeking Community, Belonging, and Peace in a Dehumanizing World

Author: Kat Armas

Narrator: Kat Armas

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/04/2025


Synopsis

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 listeners a path toward liberation from systems of exploitation and guidance for building communities that value people over power.

Armas gives listeners 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.

About Kat Armas

Kat Armas, a Cuban American writer and speaker, hosts The Protagonistas podcast, where she highlights stories of everyday women of color, including writers, pastors, church leaders, and theologians. She is the author of Abuelita Faith and has written for Christianity Today, Sojourners, Relevant, Christians for Biblical Equality, Fuller Youth Institute, Fathom magazine, and Missio Alliance. Armas speaks regularly at conferences on race and justice and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on September 27, 2025

I'm not sure this is the best way to start a review for a book centered on faith, however, I can't help but start with a basic acknowledgement - if you know the theological world of Kat Armas, you know that Kat Armas doesn't fu** around. "Liturgies for Resisting Empire: Seeking Community, Belonging,......more

Goodreads review by Ben on November 18, 2025

Liturgies for Resisting Empire: Seeking Community, Belonging, and Peace in a Dehumanizing World (Daily Hope and Strength to Resist the Rise of Tyranny) Liturgies for Resisting Empire: Seeking Community, Belonging, and Peace in a Dehumanizing World (Daily Hope and Strength to Resist the Rise of Tyrann......more

Goodreads review by AL on November 18, 2025

Thought provoking and insightful read. I especially like her thoughts on how we live with so much urgency and should seek pause. There were some bits and pieces I didn’t connect with at all but I can appreciate that her discussions are absolutely to be chewed on! The parallels to the Roman Empire we......more

Goodreads review by Atlas on December 02, 2025

Liturgies for Resisting Empire by Kat Armas Thank you to Brazos Press for the ARC! ✨📖 Liturgies for Resisting Empire is a thoughtful, dense, and deeply reflective work of political theology that explores what it means to belong: to God, to community, and to ourselves, while living under the pressure......more

Goodreads review by Kim on November 18, 2025

Liturgies for Resisting Empire by Kat Armas is a work of genius! I wasn't sure what to expect when picking up a book with the words "liturgy" and "empire" in it, but I found myself intrigued by the depth of research and content that Armas shares in tying together the theology of Christ with the upri......more