Church Spies! Soft Power, CIA & KGB Churches, Cults & Geopolitics – Jay Dyer (Half)
State use of the Church extends far beyond the modern world: Many Byzantine Emperors attempted to use the Church, many kings attempted to co-opt the church, as well as using religions in general, which is a form of religious soft power. The ancient world saw the state proclaiming itself god, and often the state’s […]