With God on All Sides

Leadership in a Devout and Diverse America
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-533717-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 515 g

Perhaps no other nation is as religiously diverse as the United States. For elected officials, school principals, and corporate leaders, this diversity poses challenges. How should leaders deal with menorahs and crosses, veils and turbans, prayers and holidays? How can they honor the religious convictions of all Americans? In With God on All Sides, Douglas A. Hicks provides a roadmap for leaders of various kinds as they traverse the post-9/11 landscape.
Although the devout possess moral and spiritual resources that can enrich civic life, leaders must also be prepared to cope with nearly inevitable conflicts between people of different faiths. Hicks tells the stories of how diverse Americans have transformed public controversies into cases of cooperation. The
key, Hicks writes, is to engage one another across lines of difference with a spirit of humility, build communication and trust, and offer an inclusive vision that is true to America's principles. Based on years of research and practical experience, With God on All Sides provides an invaluable and thought-provoking guide to leadership—and citizenship—in our devout and diverse nation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hicks, Douglas A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politik & Religion, Religionsfreiheit

Über Autor(innen)

Douglas A. Hicks is Associate Professor of Leadership Studies and Religion in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and Executive Director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond. He is the author of Religion and the Workplace: Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership and Inequality and Christian Ethics.