Gilbert Lenssen, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Eric Cornuel and Andrew Kakabadse
Gilbert Lenssen, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Eric Cornuel and Andrew Kakabadse
Gilbert Lenssen, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Eric Cornuel and Andrew Kakabadse
In turbulent times like these, practical wisdom from the religious and spiritual traditions can provide new grounding. In the Christian tradition, practical wisdom can be derived…
Abstract
Purpose
In turbulent times like these, practical wisdom from the religious and spiritual traditions can provide new grounding. In the Christian tradition, practical wisdom can be derived from exegesis of New Testament texts. Text exegesis can be integrated in executive education/formation, even in secular settings. This paper aims to discuss the issues.
Design/methodology/approach
A symbolic narrative method is applied to demonstrate how practical wisdom can be discerned from religious texts. Transposed to an interfaith or secular environment, the use of exegesis in executive formation is explained based on Winnicott's theory of transitional objects.
Findings
Christian social ethics could be enriched by a renewed interest in wisdom that sources itself in biblical exegesis. This interdisciplinary paper explores the nature of practical wisdom as inspired by biblical exegesis applying a symbolic‐narrative method. This method is applied within the context of a humanistic Christology that reveals the wisdom of Jesus in his human capacity. This is illustrated by the exegesis of the New Testament text “The feeding of the five thousand”. In a conclusion and outlook the value of interfaith text exegesis in management education in a secular context is explored based on the personal experience of the author in executive formation.
Originality/value
Interdisciplinarity combined with methodological rigor in a biblical approach to practical wisdom is highlighted in the paper.
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Gilbert Lenssen, Luk Van Wassenhove, Simon Pickard and Joris-Johann Lenssen
Eric Cornuel, Theodore Malloch, Andrew Kakabadse and Gilbert Lenssen
Pierre Kletz, Granit Almog‐Bareket, André Habisch, Gilbert Lenssen and Cristian Loza Adaui
The purpose of this issue is to provide an overview of the special issue on practical wisdom for management from the Jewish traditions.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this issue is to provide an overview of the special issue on practical wisdom for management from the Jewish traditions.
Design/methodology/approach
The guest editorial introduces the papers in this special issue, focusing in practical wisdom for management from the Jewish traditions.
Findings
The question on the relationship between the Jewish tradition and practical wisdom for management is answered in two different ways: first, providing a particular Jewish answer to managerial problems and second, presenting how Judaism can be a field of reflection learning for managerial praxis at both organizational and individual level.
Originality/value
The paper shows that the special issue offers insights into the value of practical wisdom of the Jewish traditions, from two particular points of view, as a guide for action and as an ethical approach to management.
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Gilbert Lenssen, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Eric Cornuel and Andrew Kakabadse