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Towards a Spirituality of Public Leadership: Engaging Dietrich Bonhoeffer

2013; Brill; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/15697320-12341268

1872-5171

Patrick Nullens,

Ego Development and Educational Practices

Abstract This article is a reflective answer to the growing interest in the ‘spirituality’ of a leader found both among active leaders and in the field of Leadership Studies. The term ‘spirituality’ is so complex, however, it requires a more thorough theological reflection than (secular) Leadership Studies can offer, especially considering the more specific matter of how a Christian leader embodies his/her spirituality in his/her leadership. This article discusses four components of leadership: the leader’s sense of reality, the sense of a higher calling, the sense of belonging and the sense of morality. Further, the thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer provides each of these components with not only a Christian but an explicitly Christocentric content.