Historyisclear:Wheneverthechurchhasaligneditselfwithworldly,coercivepower,itendsuponthewrongsideofimportantjusticeissues.ButwhenthechurchcooperateswithGod’spowerthroughhispresenceamongtheleastpowerful,itswitnessforJesustransformstheworldintoabetterplace.InReckoningwithPower,DavidFitchunpacksthedifferencebetweenworldlypower,orpoweroverothers,andGod’spower,whichengagesnotincoercionbutinlove,reconciliation,grace,forgiveness,andhealing.Inaworldwherewecanseetheabusesofpowereverywhere--inourhomes,schools,governments,andchurches--Fitchteachesreadershowtodiscernpowerandavoiditsabusesandtraumas.Bylearningfromthechurch’shistoricalpitfalls,FitchempowersChristianstorelinquishworldlypowerandmakespaceforGodtodisruptandtransformourcultureforhiskingdom.
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