Power

by Britton Latulippe

Not very long ago, “power” was the standard curriculum of every

child born into a great and noble family. But you would be

hard-pressed to find books or curriculum on the subject today.

Thanks to liberals like Voltaire, Paine, and Lord Acton, power is an

ominous word that modern men are only allowed to whisper about,

or else forcefully denounce. And no one today would dare

encourage a child to pursue power...that is, until now.

“POWER” is the fourth book in The Art of Raising Children for

Greatness series. Up to this point, you have learned how to

unschool your children and give them an elite education and strong

character. Now, I will show you how to put their names in the

history books!

Do not be afraid—this is not one of those amoral or immoral

books about power, like Machiavelli’s “The Prince” or Robert

Greene’s “The 48 Laws of Power.” In this book, your children

won’t have to sell their soul for a worldly kingdom. Here, it is

understood that power apart from God’s will is futile, and power

ill-gotten or ill-used is the surest path to eternal damnation.

But the Kingdom of God is worth laboring powerfully for. So,

in this book, I will instruct you in the nine subjects of power that

rule the Youth, Genius, Wisdom, Wealth, Society,

Leadership, Beauty, Family, and Religion. May you use these

powers to achieve eternal greatness and glory in the Kingdom of

Christ our Lord.

400 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 7, 2022

Reviews

[Marissa Grasso · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review has been long in coming and difficult in writing. For one thing, I can’t seem to just skim this book for pithy highlights. Twice in the last week I’ve sat down in front of the computer, book in hand thinking, “I’ll just glance back over this and write that review.” Both attempts resulted in me reading for an hour and a half, but typing nothing. While the first three books in the series fit categories I’m familiar with, and lend themselves to synopsis, with a particularly juicy highlight jumping out to be cited here and there; Power stands out as something completely different.
It would probably be enough for me to simply encourage you to read the free preview portion on Amazon’s website and see if you aren’t hooked. The short introduction and (also short) first chapter held enough “aha” moments for me to convince me to continue reading, and I expect that you might find it to be the same. After all, when was the last time you considered the underlying nature of evil, and contrasted it to the inherent strength of good? When did you last ponder the relationship between power and corruption, power and knowledge, or power and Biblical wisdom? For me, before reading this book, it had been too long. I was unconsciously operating under some of the worldly misconceptions that LaTulippe points out.
To summarize the rest of the book is to do it an injustice. It would be true to say that the author explores nine sources of power in detail, with suggestions for how to put our children on a path to use them appropriately and well. The bland nature of that sentence, however, in no way reflects the living nature of the body of the book. As you travel through the chapters, there are course adjustments small and large, and straightforward truths handed out at every turn. Assumptions are challenged, and seemingly difficult problems reduced to common sense in which the only trouble might be the need to actually follow through with what you know.
In all likelihood you will find something in this book to disagree with. Even so, you will be forced to be certain of your reasoning because the concepts put forth are well backed by Scripture, history, and reason - perhaps not irrefutable, but certainly standing on solid arguments.
I highly encourage all Christian parents - and everybody else - to read this book. When you're done, come on back and let's form a discussion group!