Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Faith & Power”
Faith was once a moral constraint—an anchor that limited behavior and demanded accountability. Today, faith is often invoked without naming its object, transforming belief into permission. This InnerKwest essay examines how faith lost its moral compass, why conviction eroded, and what happens when belief is severed from restraint.
When conviction gains speed and conscience is surrendered to movement, faith becomes dangerous. This sermonette traces the biblical warning of the herd rushing into the water and its quiet echoes in moments when belief is overtaken by power, certainty, and borrowed conviction.
Founded in 1817, the Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Connecticut sought to remake Native American and Pacific Island youth into “godly men.” This InnerKwest investigation examines how early American education functioned less as learning and more as a Christian technology of control.
The Catholic Church has edited Scripture for centuries. Now U.S. bishops plan another round of Bible changes for America. InnerKwest traces the pattern from Rome to Ethiopia—from colonial manipulation to Africa’s ancient canon—to ask a bold question: Who owns the meaning of the Bible, and why does it keep changing?
