Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Killing for the telephone company" : why the nation-state is not the keeper of the common good -- From one city to two : Christian reimagining of political space -- Migrant, tourist, pilgrim, monk : identity and mobility in a global age -- Messianic nation : a Christian theological critique of American exceptionalism -- How to do penance for the inquisition -- The liturgies of church and state -- The church as political -- The sinfulness and visibility of the church : a Christological exploration -- A politics of vulnerability.