1 option
Ethical leadership through transforming justice / Thomas F. McMahon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McMahon, Thomas F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociological jurisprudence.
- Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Leadership.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dallas : University Press of America, Inc., [2004]
- Summary:
- In this book, Thomas McMahon details the framework for the concept of 'transforming justice' and illustrates its unique relevance stemming from its ability to integrate the abstract concepts of rights, power, and justice. The focal concept is exemplified through the examination of eight twentieth century leaders, whose profiles illustrate their enactment of transforming justice in various forms.
- Contents:
- Forward ix
- Transforming Justice: In the Beginning 1
- The Development of a Concept 3
- How to Describe the Concept 3
- Justice 4
- Transforming 5
- Nominal Definition 8
- Chapter 2. Eight Profiled Leaders
- Praenotanda 9
- Susan B. Anthony 13
- Mahatma Gandhi 17
- Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 23
- Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott 25
- Freedom Riders 26
- Selma 27
- Pope John XXIII 31
- Cesar Chavez 39
- Nelson Mandela 45
- Aaron Feuerstein 51
- Chapter 3. Components of Transforming Justice 57
- Rights 59
- Relationship 59
- Rights as Claims 59
- Source of Rights 60
- Acquiring Rights 61
- Contracts and Rights 62
- Explicit Contracts 63
- Implied Contracts 64
- Market Contract Model 66
- Social Contract Theory 66
- Means of Acquiring Rights 68
- Power 68
- Energy and Power 70
- Definition of Power 70
- Source of Power 71
- Control 75
- Berle's Laws of Power 76
- Power and Chaos 77
- Power as Personal 78
- Philosophical Direction of Power 78
- Role of Institutions 78
- Power and Responsibility 79
- Justice 80
- Perceptions of Justice 80
- Types of Justice 82
- Naturalist Fallacy 84
- Commutative Justice 84
- Theories of Justice 85
- Theories and Transforming Justice 86
- Transforming Justice and Positive Law Theory 86
- Social Good Theory 88
- Natural Right Theory 91
- Chapter 4. Formal Definition, Observations and Conclusions 97
- Formal Definition 97
- Observations 97
- Focus 97
- Nonviolence 98
- Power 99
- Economic Impact 99
- Weaknesses 100
- Civil Disobedience 102
- Moral Imagination 104
- A Visualization: The Venn Diagram 108
- Liberation Theology 114
- Starting Point 115
- Pragmatic Approaches 115
- Religious Tradition and Liberation Theology 117
- Retrieval and Reinterpretation 117
- The Profiled Leaders and Liberation Theology 119
- High Context and Low Context Cultures 120.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-143) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761829083
- 0761829075
- OCLC:
- 56220960
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.