Curtis Chang: We are in the midst of a multi-year reckoning in the American Church of the abuse of power. He says we shouldn't mix faith and power, but those two should not touch. Chang: The pursuit of political power by American evangelicals results in very corrosive effects on the faith.
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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