Power | A Conversation with Alyssah Morrison

In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy talks to Alyssah Morrison about power and control. Some names dropped (for further reading) are: Sigmund Freud, David McClelland, Michel Foucault, Jeremy Bentham, Martin Heidegger, Toni Morrison, and Andy Crouch (not that Andy from Cornell, the other one). A note we've decided to add for families: The Center Church podcast, like many podcasts, features issues and words you may not have familiarized your children with yet. You may want to preview before you listen together. Same goes for any media recommended in the podcast or notes. Show notes: 1:40 - Needs Theory 5:10 - Power and control 10:10 - Negative constructs of power 13:50 - Power and systems 20:00 - Power shaping the self 20:40 - Loss of control/power 23:10 - Is powerlessness essential to the Christian experience? 24:50 - Temptation to react/motivation 29:30 - Insecurity and power, displacement 34:30 - Are White people utilizing the national tragedy of violence against Black and BIPOC people as a tool to establish an identity? 40:00 - Domination and power dynamics 45:10 - Should a Christian person aspire to power? 56:10 - Are you in close proximity to powerlessness? 57:40 - Jesus and power Recommended listening - Code Switch podcast "Why Now, White People?" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-switch/id1112190608