Forgiveness and Power in the Age of Atrocity Servant Leadership as a Way of Life

by Ferch, Shann Ray

• ISBN13: 9780739169490
• ISBN10: 0739169491
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-17
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Shann Ray Ferch serves as professor of leadership with the internationally recognized PhD program in leadership studies at Gonzaga University. He is the editor of The International Journal of Servant Leadership, and his work regarding conflict and the human will to forgive and reconcile has appeared in scientific journals internationally. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Publications Acknowledgments	p. vii
What Is Servant Leadership?	p. ix
Servant Leadership in the Present Day	p. xiii
The Power of Servant Leadership: Foreword	p. xvii
Balefire: The World of Violence and Forgiveness: Preface	p. xxi
Servant Leadership, Forgiveness, and Power
A Fine Grace	p. 3
When We Rise	p. 9
The Dignity of Life	p. 17
The Eloquent Question	p. 27
Of Love and Human Violence	p. 37
Emerson on Love	p. 45
Sand Creek	p. 53
The House of Light	p. 61
Personal Consciousness, Interior Fortitude
Shame and Forgiveness	p. 71
The Family, the World	p. 81
The Way of the Child	p. 91
Martin Luther King Jr. and Desmond Tutu: Voices of Light in the Dark	p. 101
The Question of Love and Power: Gratitude, Forgiveness, and the Conscious Cultivation of Servant Leadership	p. 109
Before the Velvet Revolution: How We Begin to Deepen Our Consciousness	p. 115
The Practice of Consciousness	p. 123
Servant Leadership Consciousness and Listening	p. 129
A Narrative of Hope and Responsible Action
The Inward Road	p. 139
The Illumined Nature of Persuasion	p. 147
People of Self-Transcendence	p. 155
Shadow and Light: Forgiveness, Power, and Love in Practice	p. 165
A Cree Man's Journey: On Mother Loss and Mother Love	p. 177
The Nature of the Forgiving Touch: On Father Loss and Father Love	p. 183
Healing the Heart of the World	p. 193
Acts of Courage and Clarity: Afterword	p. 199
Endnotes	p. 211
References	p. 229
Recommended Readings in Servant Leadership	p. 239
Index	p. 241
About the Author	p. 249
Other Publications by Shann Ray Ferch	p. 251
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