02654nam a2200529Ki 4500 ocn863157185 OCoLC 20200709055947.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 131118s2013 ilu ob 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781461943419 (electronic bk.) 1461943418 (electronic bk.) 9780830837656 0830837655 9780830884360 (digital) 9780830844043 083084404X (OCoLC)863157185 639790 (N$T) BT738.25 .C77 2013eb REL 012110 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 261.8 23 N$TA Crouch, Andy. Playing God : redeeming the gift of power / Andy Crouch. Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, [2013] 1 online resource (288 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) . The discovery of power -- The gift of power: in the beginning it was not so. Power is a gift -- Idolatry -- Injustice -- Icons -- The grip of power: it will not be so among you. The hiddenness of power -- Force, coercion and violence -- The lure of privilege -- Institutions and creative power: from generation to generation. The gift of institutions -- Principalities, powers and broken institutions -- Becoming trustees -- The end of power: we had to celebrate. Disciplined power -- The Sabbath leader -- The end of power. Andy Crouch unpacks the dynamics of power that either can make human flourishing possible or can destroy the image of God in people. While the effects of power are often very evident, he uncovers why power is frequently hidden. He considers not just its personal side but the important ways power develops and resides in institutions. --from publisher description Description based on print version record. Power (Christian theology) RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Crouch, Andy. Playing God 9780830837656 (DLC) 2013024152 (OCoLC)827694826 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=639790 EBSCOhost EBSC 639790 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53897 53897