Shari Harder is the president of the Trinity Forum. Curtis Bellini talks with her about when faith and power mix. He says young people see a pattern of abuse of power, feel like Christians shouldn't have power at all. "We cannot bring order into the world unless we exercise power," he says.
We’ve witnessed story after story about the abuse of power practiced by Christians and Christian institutions. Does that mean that, to quote Lord Acton, that “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely?” How should followers of Jesus relate to the possibility of wielding power? Cherie Harder, the President of The Trinity Forum, is ideally suited to address these questions. She’s spent a lifetime in the corridors of power and shares a wealth of theological and practical wisdom on this important topic.
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For a helpful theological examination about power, check out Andy Crouch’s Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power.
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