The Disadvantages of Power

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Why is it so hard to see that good, redemptive use of power? Well, I think the answer to that question is probably as old as the fall of man. It can be very easy to see how other people are either abusing power or pursuing their own self-interest at the expense of others. But in many ways we contort our faith or the language of faith to advance and to excuse.

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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