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Authority That Gives Life

Stewardship, Mercy, and the Mythotechnic Institution

Abstract

A constructive theory of Life-Giving Authority: power that recognizes, nourishes, protects, repairs, strengthens, and ultimately releases another being into greater agency without converting care into ownership.

Author
Francisco M. Martinez
Publication date
2026
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.21485907
Research program
Leadership, Institutions, and Organizational Systems
Version of record
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