Leadership Philosophy in the Fiction of C.S. Lewis
Published on 16. July 2020
Book
Hardback
XIV, 164 pages
978-3-030-41507-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims to develop a philosophy of leadership from the fiction of C.S. Lewis. Using such works as
The Chronicles of Narnia
,
The Cosmic Trilogy
, and
Till We Have Faces
, the author focuses on the benefits of fiction for leadership philosophy, including the use of models for leadership from narrative worlds. Exploring topics such as agency theory, conflict, authentic leadership, and dark leadership, this book will offer researchers in HRM and leadership studies a fresh perspective of the fictional works of the foremost Christian apologist of the 20
th
century.
Reviews / Votes
"An unusually rich resource for understanding the challenges of leadership. . The primary contribution of Perry's book to leadership studies is founded on his insight that the fiction of C.S. Lewis has a lot to say about leadership. . Perry offers a fresh and illuminating contribution to the study of leadership. . Perry's book does a great deed in bringing the fiction of C.S. Lewis into leadership studies and provides a promising start towards understanding the importance of Lewis's contribution." (Joseph J. McInerney, Journal of Inklings Studies, Vol. 11 (1), April, 2021)More details
Series
Edition
2020 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
XIV, 164 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
353 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-41507-5 (9783030415075)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-41508-2
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Aaron Perry
is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Leadership at Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University, USA. He is the author of
Biblical Theology for Ethical Leadership: Leaders from Beginning to End
, editor of
Developing Ears to Hear: Listening in Pastoral Ministry, the Spiritual Life, and Theology
and co-editor of
Leadership the Wesleyan Way: An Anthology for Forming Leaders in Wesleyan Thought and Practice
. He is also co-author of
He Ascended into Heaven: Learn to Live an Ascension-Shaped Life
.
Content
1. Leading Between the Lines.- 2. If Jadis Ran the N.I.C.E.: Philosophy of Leadership.- 3. Defeating Dragons by Reading the Right Books: Narrative and Leadership.- 4. Womb of Worlds or Silent Space?: Imagination and Leadership.- 5. Let the Prince Win His Spurs: Agency Theory and Agency.- 6. Saving Faces: Authentic Leadership and the Tension of Self-Disclosure.- 7. Upsetting a Basket of Deplorable Words: Overcoming Dark Leadership.- 8. A Lewisian Way of Leading.