Reckoning with power: why the church fails when it's on the wrong side of power

Introduction: the American church on the wrong side of power

Defining power: the many versions

Wordly power and God's power: there are two powers, not one

The persistent temptation to blur the powers

The lure of Christian nationalism: the refusal of God's power

Playing God with worldly power: the more subtle temptations

Living under the power of Christ: the church on the right side of power

Epilogue: we can be be a different people: getting back on the right side of power.