The rise of authoritarianism and the challenge for the Christian disciple

The rise of authoritarianism and the challenge for the Christian disciple

For the Christian disciple, the rise of authoritarianism is a challenge unlike any in our lifetime. Our vocations up until now have not fully equipped us. Relatively civil arguments about politics, making our church more just and inclusive, our outreach and advocacy — this has often been difficult for our most prophetic risk takers. And yet it has by and large occurred under a bubble of privilege held up by civic and democratic norms that we hav…