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What set Game of Thrones apart—and how it lost its way
The series was clear-sighted about power and misogyny, but it failed to see that vision through.
by Kathryn Reklis
Read the Rape of Tamar, and pay attention to the verbs
The story's action words tell us a lot about power and who has it.
by Anna Carter Florence
The Last Jedi's theology of power
The new Star Wars movie calls solo heroism into question—and offers a vision of communal goodness.
How #MeToo calls everyone to fight sexual harassment and assault
The ultimate goal is to dismantle toxic constructions of masculinity. There are steps we can take now.
What the people see in Jesus is more than raw power.
by Peter W. Marty
Power is a gift, a means of peacemaking, a God-sanctioned key to human flourishing. This is the striking claim advanced in Andy Crouch's engaging new book.
reviewed by Charles Scriven
Several current tales of Snow White nod at feminist critique—while leaving the old paradigms for female power and beauty intact.
reviewed by Beth Felker Jones