Authority, Creativity and the Third Imperium: Why God's Knowing Himself, Outside Himself, Matters

Authority, expressed in both dictatorship and civil governance, toils with and against various moral imperatives expressed in the impulse towards democracy or rule by the people. Adding further to this force, running like a river of discontent through most societies, are religious beliefs that compel legions of believers using the unspoken algorithms of fear and hope in the search for eternal life.
What is the relationship between authority, creativity and politics? Is it simply a recogniti...