The focus of this presentation is to determine if there is a relationship between the Qualities of Spiritual Leadership and Organizational Commitment and Productivity. Leadership is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations. The common bridge between spirituality and religion is Altruistic love – regard...
AHMADIYYA Muslims from Huddersfield went to a celebration of the Khilafat Centenary at the Houses of Parliament. MPs including Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Greave and Liberal Democrat president Simon Hughes were also there. The event celebrated the Khilafat or Caliphate, the system...
Sustaining our spirits; women leaders thriving for today and tomorrow. Ed. by by Darlyne Bailey et al. Natl. Assn./ Social Workers 2008 131 pages $24.99 Paperback HQ1233 The five authors of this book developed...
His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a global humanitarian and spiritual leader, is not exactly the traditional leadership lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. After all, the guest lecturer a few weeks ago was Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Yesterday, Shankar began his...
Losers, Loners, and Rebels: The Spiritual Struggles of Boys. By Robert C. Dykstra, Allan Hugh Cole Jr. and Donald Capps. (Westminster John Knox, 216 pp., $19.95 paperback.) What in the world is up with adolescent boys in contemporary America? A team of authors does a wonderful job of exploring that...
"Use life to provide something that outlasts it." That saying is one Robyn Ewing strives to live by in all aspects of her life - personal, professional and spiritual. "It is a simple but powerful reminder," said Ewing, who became the first woman on the executive officer...
Anyone looking at Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is usually interested in stocks and shares, flight connections, the book fair or Bundesliga soccer. Meanwhile, around 450,000 Christians all over Europe are looking for spiritual leadership and logistical help from the metropolis on the river Main. At the beginning...
New Biennial Honor Carries $100,000 Charitable Gift LOS ANGELES -- The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles The Foundation today announced it has selected Rabbi Sharon Brous as the recipient of its first Inspired Leadership Award. The Foundation created the biennial award program to recognize an outstanding professional...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Canterbury, England The 2008 Lambeth Conference Will be remembered as the time that the Archbishop, of Canterbury Archbishop Rowan Williams delivered a series of speeches that gave his most thorough and direct response yet to those who have challenged, not just his leadership, but...
The archbishop of Canterbury has declared that conservatives' plans to usurp his leadership in the Anglican Communion are "problematic in all sorts of ways," saying Anglicans must renew--not dismiss--their now-frayed connections. Archbishop Rowan Williams responded June 30 to a summit in Amman, Jordan, and Jerusalem of more than...
Providence Health & Services outlined its plans for the Tarzana Regional Medical Center following its acquisition of the facility in a deal worth $89 million. Under Providence's ownership, Tarzana will remain under the leadership of Chief Executive Dale Surowitz and the hospital's 1,200 employees and current labor unions...
Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church. By George E. Demacopoulos. (Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press. 2007. Pp. x, 275. $30.00 paperback.) Several recent studies have analyzed the relationship among asceticism, authority, and episcopal leadership in late antiquity, but George Demacopoulos pushes the conversation a...
A recent surge in interest surrounding spirituality has occurred within the context of American higher education (Higher Education Research Institute [HERI], 2005; Hindman, 2002; Love, 2001; Rogers & Dantley, 2001). As our society has become more materialistic, a new desperation for spiritual fulfillment has been evident (Rogers & Dantley). A...
www.josseybass.com.$27.95 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The authors of this collection, edited by Howard Gardner, interviewed 1,200 people over a 12-year time span from nine different professions, including law, medicine, K12 education, and higher education. Their purpose was to find out how motivation, culture, and professional norms intersect to...
A new program at the University of Maryland School of Law aims to train lawyers to become leaders by following the LEAD. The Leadership, Ethics and Democracy Initiative, which organizers say is the first of its kind, will help law students develop ethical...
WASHINGTON AFP — Two US lawmakers accused the Chinese government Thursday of instigating attacks on practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual group in New York and called on Washington to lodge a protest with Beijing. The practitioners of the sect, which is banned in China, were attacked last...
Spiritual Activism Avraham Weiss Jewish Lights Publishing PO Box 237, Sunset Farm Offices, Rt. 4, Woodstock, Vermont 05091 9781580233552, $24.99, www.jewishlights.com Everyone wants to change the world for the better--but where to start? "Spiritual Activism: A Jewish Guide to Leadership...
Church documents, theology, leadership theory, and sociology come together in this article to present a pedagogy for Catholic schools that is deeply rooted in a personal faith and a contemporary understanding of the person. Practical insights into developing a spirituality for teaching are offered. INTRODUCTION Catholic...
Today, leaders in our Catholic schools face tremendous pulls in several different directions. Their responsibilities have escalated over time, and their emotional and spiritual health is often challenged by daily struggles. Some will argue that spiritual well-being was implied when a vowed religious person filled the position. For the last...
The focus section of Volume 11, Number 4, was put together by Brother Raymond J. Vercruysse, C.F.C., the Director of the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership ICEL at The University of San Francisco, and a member of this journal's governing board. We are indebted to Brother Ray for his leadership....
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