{"product_id":"reckoning-with-power-why-the-church-fails-when-its-on-the-wrong-side-of-power-9781587434150","title":"Reckoning with Power: Why the Church Fails When It's on the Wrong Side of Power","description":"History is clear: Whenever the church has aligned itself with worldly, coercive power, it ends up on the wrong side of important justice issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the church cooperates with God's power through his presence among the least powerful, its witness for Jesus transforms the world into a better place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReckoning with Power\u003c\/i\u003e, David Fitch unpacks the difference between worldly power, or power over others, and God's power, which engages not in coercion but in love, reconciliation, grace, forgiveness, and healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world where we can see the abuses of power everywhere--in our homes, schools, governments, and churches--Fitch teaches readers how to discern power and avoid its abuses and traumas. By learning from the church's historical pitfalls, Fitch empowers Christians to relinquish worldly power and make space for God to disrupt and transform our culture for his kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587434150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David E. Fitch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378361335989,"sku":"9781587434150","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_18708c28-c1d7-4896-93c2-3bf3296f4188.jpg?v=1701753087","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/reckoning-with-power-why-the-church-fails-when-its-on-the-wrong-side-of-power-9781587434150","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}