Leadership and Calling Through the Prism of Scripture: A Phenomenological Study of Biblical Leaders

The book explores biblical leaders' lived experiences, focusing on external summons and prosocial intention, with suggestions for future research. It covers divine calling and leadership, successful biblical leadership and followership, and positive and negative portrayals of biblical leadership, demonstrating how both types can lead to social justice outcomes. It employs a phenomenological approach to investigate the significance of various aspects of God's calling, such as the leaders' discernment, predictors, social-cultural influences, personality traits, and evolution of a leader's calling.

Format: Hardback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 29 October 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This volume presents phenomenological studies that explore the lived experiences of biblical leaders, focusing on external summons and a prosocial intention. Part 1 delves into divine calling and leadership, examining the calling of biblical prophets like Jeremiah and Samuel and the downfall of Solomon. Part 2 explores successful biblical leadership and followership from a qualitative, phenomenological lens, analyzing the experiences of Abraham, Paul, and Samson. Part 3 presents both positive and negative portrayals of biblical leadership, demonstrating how both types can lead to social justice outcomes. The book employs a Christian perspective to investigate the significance of various aspects of God's calling, including the leaders' discernment of the calling, predictors of a leader's calling, the social-cultural influences of the calling, the relationship between personality traits and calling, and the evolution of a leader's calling. This book will contribute to scholarly discussions related to meaningful work, workplace satisfaction, employee engagement, and responsible leadership.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031414084
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023