Parkinson, Ian
Understanding Christian Leadership
- ISBN 13:
- 9780334058748
- author:
- Parkinson, Ian
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- SCM Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 centimetres (0.41 kg
- Genre:
- Religion,Institutions & Organizations, Religion,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Understanding Christian Leadership offers a unique perspective on leadership, exploring both biblical and theological insights into its nature and practice. This book provides a critical appraisal of secular theories of leadership, arguing for a form of leadership that is widely dispersed and collaborative. It examines the distinctive role of leaders within such a leadership economy and establishes a proper relationship between sacred and secular leadership thinking. The author tackles common philosophical and theological reservations to do with leadership discourse, offering a critical framework for discerning the suitability of different sources of leadership thinking for the Church. As an indispensable text for those studying Christian leadership at undergraduate or postgraduate level, this book is also relevant to less formal leadership training contexts. Foreword by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.