Reckoning with Power

Why the Church Fails When It's on the Wrong Side of Power

AvDavid E. Fitch

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Finalist (Church/Pastoral Leadership)"Masterfully defines and unpacks the concept of power."--Christianity TodayHistory is clear: Whenever the church has aligned itself with worldly, coercive power, it ends up on the wrong side of important justice issues.But when the church cooperates with God's power through his presence among the least powerful, its witness for Jesus transforms the world into a better place.In Reckoning with Power, David Fitch unpacks the difference between worldly power, or power over others, and God's power, which engages not in coercion but in love, reconciliation, grace, forgiveness, and healing.In a world where we can see the abuses of power everywhere--in our homes, schools, governments, and churches--Fitch teaches readers how to discern power and avoid its abuses and traumas. By learning from the church's historical pitfalls, Fitch empowers Christians to relinquish worldly power and make space for God to disrupt and transform our culture for his kingdom.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-03-26
Mått:140 x 216 x 9 mm
Vikt:218 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Baker Publishing Group
ISBN:9781587434150

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David E. Fitch (PhD, Northwestern University) is the B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary and the cofounder of Missio Alliance. He is the founding pastor of Life on the Vine Christian Community, a missional church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and is currently on the pastoral staff at Peace of Christ Church in Westmont, Illinois. Fitch is the author of six books and writes and speaks frequently on cultural engagement, leadership, and theology. He has also written for Christianity Today, Outreach, and Catalyst.

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ContentsIntroduction: The American Church on the Wrong Side of Power1. Defining Power: The Many Versions2. Worldly Power and God's Power: There Are Two Powers, Not One3. The Persistent Temptation to Blur the Powers4. The Lure of Christian Nationalism: The Refusal of God's Power5. Playing God with Worldly Power: The More Subtle Temptations6. Living under the Power of Christ: The Church on the Right Side of PowerEpilogue: We Can Be a Different People; Getting Back on the Right Side of HistoryIndex