Frontiers in Spiritual Leadership: Discovering the Better Angels of Our Nature (Jepson Studies in Leadership)

Abraham Lincoln's iconic phrase, 'the better angels of our nature', revealed his belief that the noblest qualities of humanity would heal a divided nation. In __Frontiers in Spiritual Leadership__, an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars from the University of Richmond explore these noble qualities and how leaders such as Lincoln make that expression possible. They review the landscape of spiritual leadership and the spiritual principles that are fundamental to effective and inspired leadership, emphasizing the values of love, forgiveness, purpose, trust, sacrifice, equality, and liberty, among others.Through an analysis of historical examples and contemporary issues, this book celebrates the many gifted and enlightened individuals whose leadership embodies the most exquisite qualities of humanity. It outlines the conceptual linkage between leadership and spirituality within groups and organizations and will appeal to students and scholars of leadership, ethics, religion, philosophy, psychology, and human growth potential. "Cover "--"Title Page "--"Copyright Page " -- "Table of Contents" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Foreword" -- "Introduction Spiritual Leadership: A Fresh Look at an Ancient Human Issue" -- "Part I Historical Exemplars of Spiritual Leadership" -- "One Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Leadership in the Early Church: Possibilities and Pushbacks" -- "Two Clerical Leadership in Late Antiquity: Augustine on Bishopsâ#x80;#x99; Polemical and Pastoral Burdens" -- "Three The Spiritual Leadership of Madame Guyon and Madame de Maintenon under Louis XIV" -- "Four The President as Spiritual Leader: Pardons, Punishment, Forgiveness, Mercy, and Justice" -- "Five Reconciliation and Its Failures: Reconstruction to Jim Crow" -- "Six The Pursuit of Wonder" -- "Part II Contemporary Approaches to Spiritual Leadership" -- "Seven Leading through Reading in Contemporary Young Adult Fantasy by Philip Pullman and Terry Pratchett" -- "Eight Engaged Spirituality and Egalitarianism in US Social Welfare Policy" -- "Nine â#x80;#x9C;A Change Is Gonna Comeâ#x80;#x9D;: Spiritual Leadership for Social Change in the United States" -- "Ten Living a Life of Consequence: How Not to Chase a Fake Rabbit" -- "Eleven Suffering and Sacrifice: Individual and Collective Benefits, and Implications for Leadership" -- "Twelve Leadership, Spirituality, and Values in a Secular Age: Insights from Charles Taylor and James MacGregor Burns" -- "Afterword" -- "Notes on Contributors." Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-13 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Women’s Leadership in the Early Church: Possibilities and Pushbacks....Pages 17-33 Clerical Leadership in Late Antiquity: Augustine on Bishops’ Polemical and Pastoral Burdens....Pages 35-49 The Spiritual Leadership of Madame Guyon and Madame de Maintenon under Louis XIV....Pages 51-68 The President as Spiritual Leader: Pardons, Punishment, Forgiveness, Mercy, and Justice....Pages 69-89 Reconciliation and Its Failures: Reconstruction to Jim Crow....Pages 91-108 The Pursuit of Wonder....Pages 109-123 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 Leading through Reading in Contemporary Young Adult Fantasy by Philip Pullman and Terry Pratchett....Pages 127-146 Engaged Spirituality and Egalitarianism in US Social Welfare Policy....Pages 147-165 “A Change Is Gonna Come”: Spiritual Leadership for Social Change in the United States....Pages 167-181 Living a Life of Consequence: How Not to Chase a Fake Rabbit....Pages 183-195 Suffering and Sacrifice: Individual and Collective Benefits, and Implications for Leadership....Pages 197-214 Leadership, Spirituality, and Values in a Secular Age: Insights from Charles Taylor and James MacGregor Burns....Pages 215-233 Afterword....Pages 235-238 Back Matter....Pages 239-249 Abraham Lincoln's iconic phrase, 'the better angels of our nature', revealed his belief that the noblest qualities of humanity would heal a divided nation. In Frontiers in Spiritual Leadership , an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars from the University of Richmond explore these noble qualities and how leaders such as Lincoln make that expression possible. They review the landscape of spiritual leadership and the spiritual principles that are fundamental to effective and inspired leadership, emphasizing the values of love, forgiveness, purpose, trust, sacrifice, equality, and liberty, among others. Through an analysis of historical examples and contemporary issues, this book celebrates the many gifted and enlightened individuals whose leadership embodies the most exquisite qualities of humanity. It outlines the conceptual linkage between leadership and spirituality within groups and organizations and will appeal to students and scholars of leadership, ethics, religion, philosophy, psychology, and human growth potential. Edited By Scott T. Allison, Craig T. Kocher, And George R. Goethals. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.