We Answer to Another: Authority, Office, and the Image of God - Softcover

Koyzis, David T.

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9781625640451: We Answer to Another: Authority, Office, and the Image of God
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ISBN 10: 1625640455 ISBN 13: 9781625640451
Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2014

Synopsis

The quest to escape authority has been a persistent feature of the modern world, animating liberals and Marxists, Westerners and non-Westerners alike. Yet what if it turns out that authority is intrinsic to humanity? What if authority is characteristic of everything we are and do as those created in God's image, even when we claim to be free of it? What if kings and commoners, teachers and students, employers and employees all possess authority? This book argues that authority cannot be identified with mere power, is not to be played off against freedom, and is not a mere social construction. Rather it is resident in an office given us by God himself at creation. This central office is in turn dispersed into a variety of offices relevant to our different life activities in a wide array of communal settings. Far from being a conservative bromide, the call to respect authority is foundational to respect for humanity itself.

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About the Author

David T. Koyzis is Professor of Political Science at Redeemer University College, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of the award-winning Political Visions and Illusions (2003).

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Publisher
Pickwick Publications
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1625640455
ISBN 13 
9781625640451
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
260
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