Exousía (Poder) como don y responsabilidad. La crítica teológica de Ratzinger a la concepción del poder en la teología política moderna y a su crisis de legitimidad
Exousía (Power) as Gift and Responsibility. Ratzinger’s Theological Critique to the Conception of Power in Modern Political Theology and its Crisis of Legitimacy

Summary/Abstract: Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI analyzes the concept of power that emerged in the modern and contemporary eras, showing that understanding this concept from these philosophical standpoints has led to the disasters experienced in the 20th and 21st centuries. Therefore, this article examines the notion of power in light of Joseph Ratzinger's thought. The study is divided into two parts: first, an analysis of the characteristics of political theologies in ancient civilizations—Egypt and Rome—contrasted with the theology of election manifested in the Jewish people; second, an exposition of its corruption through anonymous powers of terror, and Ratzinger’s theological and philosophical response through the Greek concept of ἐξουσία, which proceeds from being, is received as a gift, and is exercised in obedience to the truth.

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