ESSAY 2: RETHINKING POWER

Chapter 1: "The Problem of Power"

Ch. 1 of Essay 2, "The Problem of Power," is really short, but frames the issue: Given the Christians want to engage culture, and given that sometimes Christianity has been a good influence, and sometimes a horrific one, what's the difference? Answer: power.

#Hunter: "When faith and its cultures flourish, they do so, in part, bc it operates with an implicit view of power in its proper place. When faith and its cultures deteriorate, they do so, in part, bc it operates with a view of power that is corrupt. The end can only be corrupting." (99) So if we're going to engage culture rightly, we've got to do so with a right undstg of power.