In this 2.0 phase, the Church is circling back to Sovietism, promoting conformity and dreaming of imperial expansion. (firstthings.com)
Seeking in effect an empire without burdens, they focused on «commercial access,» or, as Williams variously phrased it, «open «door expansionism» and «non «colonial imperial expansion.» (firstthings.com)
His priesthood and episcopacy coincided with perhaps the zenith of British imperial expansion and self - confidence, which was similarly a period of self - confidence for the English Catholic Church. (faith.org.uk)