“Every time the church seeks to align itself with either existing powers that be or [those] aspiring to power, it actually loses.” Croatian theologian Miroslav Volf offered that word of warning last week in Stavanger, Norway, during a joint gathering of the Baptist World Alliance’s annual meeting and the European Baptist Federation’s “Sent” mission conference. The director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture explained why the quest to align with power backfires.
Thank you for this very informative and insightful article.
May I point out also that I believe in the final paragraph "reputation" should be "refutation." I do a lot of proofreading, so things like that jump out at me.
Great article. In the USA, those who would align their faith with a particular political party or politician to gain political power are actually endangering their faith. Those outside the faith see only a religion corrupted into striving for political favor instead of striving to become more like Jesus, and reject it.
Thank you for this very informative and insightful article.
May I point out also that I believe in the final paragraph "reputation" should be "refutation." I do a lot of proofreading, so things like that jump out at me.
Great article. In the USA, those who would align their faith with a particular political party or politician to gain political power are actually endangering their faith. Those outside the faith see only a religion corrupted into striving for political favor instead of striving to become more like Jesus, and reject it.