The person in society: power and faith
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This article by Olivier Clément, professor at the Saint-Serge Orthodox Institute of Theology, examines the relationship between power and faith from a Christian theological perspective. Drawing on both theological reflection and political theology essay, it articulates three moments: an anthropological analysis of power, a christological rereading of its deeper nature, and a reflection on contemporary Christian engagement. The central idea is that power, originally a creative gift in the image of God, is perverted by sin into domination and violence, but that Christ reveals its truth as service and self-giving. The contribution of the article lies in bringing patristic, biblical and modern thinkers into dialogue to establish a Christian ethic of power structured around three axes: the witness of eucharistic communities, the limitation and inspiration of the political, and the evangelization of culture.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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