Here's where we are in our work on spiritual leadership. From Fry & Egel (2021, p. 4). Fry, L. & Egel., E (2021). Global Leadership for Sustainability. Sustainability, 13, 6360, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116360
"While there are numerous definitions of spirituality, inherent to most of these is the quest for self-transcendence and the attendant feeling of interconnectedness with all things in the universe [24,25]. Self-transcendence is a state of consciousness whereby one seeks to go beyond self-interest toward an other-centered, broadened life perspective, purpose, or calling [21,26–29]. Interconnectedness is grounded in a sense of identity and community in which humans see themselves as equal to and interdependent with all other sentient beings and nature [30,31]. We are not separate from our communities and the larger world; we are intricately interconnected with one another in search of a common purpose."
21. Fry, L.W.; Nisiewicz, M.S. Maximizing the Triple Bottom Line through Spiritual Leadership; Stanford University Press: Redwood City, CA, USA, 2013.
24. Kriger, M.; Seng, Y. Leadership with inner meaning: A contingency theory of leadership based on the worldviews of five reli-gions. Leadersh. Q. 2005, 16, 771–806, doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2005.07.007.
25. Fry, L.; Kriger, M. Towards a theory of being-centered leadership: Multiple levels of being as context for effective leadership. Hum. Relat. 2009, 62, 667–696, doi:10.1177/0018726709346380.
26. Fairholm, G.W. Capturing the Heart of Leadership: Spirituality and Community in the New American Workplace; Greenwood Publish-ing Group: Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 1997.
27. Frankl, V.E. Man's Search for Meaning; Simon and Schuster: New York, NY, USA, 1985.
28. Koltko-Rivera, M. Rediscovering the later version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs: self-transcendence and opportunities for theory, research, and unification. Rev. Gen. Psychol. 2006, 10, 302–317, doi:10.1037/1089–2680.10.4.302.
29. Maslow, A. Peak experiences in education and art. Theory Into. Pract. 1971, 10, 149–153, doi:10.1080/00405847109542321.
30. Giacalone, R.A.; Jurkiewicz, C.L. In Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Performance; M.E. Sharpe: New York, NY, USA, 2003.
31. Macy, J. The ecological self: Postmodern ground for right action. In Sacred Interconnections; Griffin, D.R., Ed.; State University of New York Press: Albany, NY, USA, 1990; pp. 35–48.
Jody Fry, Ph.D.
Regents Professor of Management & Leadership
Program Director - MS Leadership for Sustainability Program
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
lwfry@tamuct.edu
Original Message:
Sent: 9/7/2023 11:46:00 AM
From: Jeannel King
Subject: What is MSR's preferred definition of spirituality?
This may be a silly question, but I cannot seem to find MSR's preferred or promoted definition for spirituality.
Could someone please share the definition and its citation, please? Thank you!
Jeannel
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Jeannel King
Doctoral Researcher
San Diego CA
1-619-496-7831
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