RT Article
T1 Stringfellow’s Principalities and the Natures of Power
JF Anglican theological review
VO 107
IS 1
SP 15
OP 33
A1 Commins, Gary
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1918949239
AB Like all theologians, William Stringfellow stressed some theological concepts and diminished others. Using political events as his theological canvas, he applied concepts of unredeemable principalities, a universal Fall, and the power of “death” to portray a permanent clash with divine powers, God’s Word, and the Christian’s ability to “live humanly.” Influenced by anti-Nazi resisters, engaged in civil rights and antiwar movements, and opposing the warmaking and law-breaking of Richard Nixon’s presidency, he used his theological framework to help Christians reconceptualize their work for social change amid contrasting kinds of power. His applied theology provides a unique framework for reimagining the natures of power, social ethics, and what it means to sustain hope in a continuously violent and unjust world.
K1 Social Ethics
K1 principalities
K1 Power
K1 Political Theology
K1 Eschatology
K1 Empiricism
DO 10.1177/00033286241309503