Humility means that you aware of your own failures, and are respectful of those with whom you disagree. Politics requires ego you need to present yourself as a better alternative than your opponent. However, politics and humility just don’t go together. Sculpture beside the Prayer Tower, Pittsburg, Texas. What’s more, Jesus himself washed the feet of his disciples and humbled himself “even unto death.” So, devout Christians are called to do no less. Humility is the only appropriate response to these tenets of faith. If we are saved, it is because of God’s actions, not ours. Like most Christians, Baptists believe that all people are sinners, that all of us are condemned by God’s righteous judgment and that there is nothing that we ourselves can do to alter that condition. So, why is humility so essential in a democracy? Humility, religion and politics In my research, I have argued that humility is also an essential democratic virtue. For that matter, humility is more than just a religious virtue. Humility is an essential aspect of every major religion. It was also good Baptist theology.īut, humility is not merely a Christian virtue. It reminded voters of what she sees as a competitive advantage with her opponent. Of course, this speech was smart campaigning. Those who truly understand “the awesomeness of power and the frailty of human action” – that is, those who manifest humility – are “our greatest leaders.” “Humility is not something you hear much about in politics.”īut, she said, it should be. In a recent speech full of allusions to Bible verses and Christian hymns at the National Baptist Convention in Kansas City, Hillary Clinton focused on Christian humility. Christopher Beem, Pennsylvania State University
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