Leaders between role model and idol
Edited by Volker Kessler, Angelika Marsch, Hans-Georg Wünch
- vii, 371 Seiten : graphische Darstellungen
- Interdisziplinäre und theologische Studien Band 7 .
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 370-371
The guiding question for this book is: Should leaders become role models or idols or both or neither? The theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer had a clear opinion on this: “If the leader tries to become the idol the led are looking for - something the led always hope from their leader – then the image of the leader shifts to one of a misleader” (Radio message, 1 Feb. 1933). This book presents interesting case studies from Africa, America, Europe, spanning various disciplines and time periods. It does not provide quick-fix approaches but invites reflective practitioners and scholars alike to dig deeper. It grew out of an inspiring leadership conference held in Budapest, September 2024.