Competition and Performance - The Living Church

Competition and Performance - The Living Church

It is surprising how little theological and pastoral reflection has taken place on the nature of human competition—the desire to be better than others—especially when one considers how deeply it structures and undergirds our societies. Certainly this is an ancient and perhaps universal human phenomenon. Nations, tribes, families, and individuals have competed for scarce resources out of necessity, ambition, and fear. We might consider this a fun…