A word from a seminarian
Philippians 2 calls us to become imitators of Christ by eschewing a brute quest for power and dominance. The model set forth by Christ reminds us that the acquisition, maintenance, and exercise of power cannot be its own end. This “Seminarian’s Word” contemplates what the church can offer a world tr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Review and expositor
Year: 2017, Volume: 114, Issue: 3, Pages: 341-343 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBQ North America NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
American dominance
civil rights
Beloved Community
power dynamics
mutuality
the common good
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Philippians 2 calls us to become imitators of Christ by eschewing a brute quest for power and dominance. The model set forth by Christ reminds us that the acquisition, maintenance, and exercise of power cannot be its own end. This “Seminarian’s Word” contemplates what the church can offer a world troubled by self-service, selfishness, and self-aggrandizement if the church truly pursues the Beloved Community. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0034637317721982 |