Humility and religious leadership: a qualitative study of theology and practice

Recent research suggests that religious leaders’ humility is crucial to their own psychological wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of the communities they lead, yet little is known about how humility is understood and cultivated by the leaders themselves. This qualitative study of 273 religious lead...

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Authors: Wolfteich, Claire E. (Author) ; Ruffing, Elizabeth G. (Author) ; Crabtree, Sarah.A. (Author) ; Devor, Nancy G. (Author) ; Sandage, Steven J. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2021, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 231-254
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
RA Practical theology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Practical Theology
B Humility
B Religious leaders
B Qualitative
B Clergy
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Summary:Recent research suggests that religious leaders’ humility is crucial to their own psychological wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of the communities they lead, yet little is known about how humility is understood and cultivated by the leaders themselves. This qualitative study of 273 religious leaders from the Abrahamic faiths examines the diversity in their theological understandings of humility and describes the practices that they report are most helpful to their own cultivation of the virtue. The authors integrate practical theological and psychological perspectives as they discuss the types of humility and practices and explore their implications.
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2019.1691967