The Dynamic of Power Abusers

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I remember hearing about Megan Kelly. She was harassed by Roger Ailes when she first went to Fox in her 20s. Later as she kind of grew in prominence, that harassment stopped. You know, it wasn't that she became less attractive or anything like that. It was that she had a little bit more power. And there is a reckoning now that's coming that is overdue. I think there's probably more reckoning yet to come.

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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