Control is Good–Trust is Better
Freedom and Security in a “Free World”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10827481 |
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| Authors | Jürgen Moltmann (Professor emeritus of Systematic Theology at the University of Tübingen., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 465-475 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5736 • E-ISSN: 2044-2556 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/004057360606200403 |
| OpenAlex | W1989199262 |
| Language | EN |
“Trust is good, control is better,” said Lenin and those who want the total surveillance state. But who controls the controllers? This ancient question is unanswered. No control works without trust. After looking into different levels of trust from psychology to politics, we ask about trust in God. Only a God who bears the sins and sufferings of the world is trustworthy. Can trust be restored when it is broken? Repentance, confession of guilt, change of the heart and reparation of damages can restore trust on the personal level as well as on the political
Confession (law) · Control (management) · Damages · Economics · Law and economics · Management · Political science · Politics · Repentance · Sociology · State (computer science) · Theology · Trustworthiness · Computer Science · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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