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Summary of Edwin Friedman’s ‘A Failure of Nerve’: Part 3
Other Posts in Series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 The Addiction to Data For Friedman, one of the greatest problems with modern leadership is to be found in its over-reliance upon data. Leaders who rely too heavily … Continue reading
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Žižek on the Meta-Choice of Western Multiculturalism
In the course of commenting on Archbishop Rowan Williams’ position on sharia law in the UK in his latest book, Living in the End Times, Slavoj Žižek remarks: [T]he moment a woman wears a veil as the result of her … Continue reading
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The Importance of Forgetting
I posted last night on the subject of forgetting what we read. Having promised a friend that I would post a follow-up quotation on the subject of forgetting, here goes. Somewhat ironically, it took me a while to find this … Continue reading
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Forgetting What We Read
Although I had rather a long break from formal blogging, I wrote a lot in various other contexts during my absence, and thought that I might as well occasionally post something that I come across in some random and neglected … Continue reading
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Summary of Edwin Friedman’s ‘A Failure of Nerve’: Part 2
Other Posts in Series: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Friedman advances the thesis that contemporary America has a climate of chronic anxiety, leading to ‘an emotional regression that is toxic to well-defined leadership’ (53). He points … Continue reading
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Summary of Edwin Friedman’s ‘A Failure of Nerve’: Part 1
Other Posts in Series: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 I am presently reading Edwin H. Friedman’s A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix, a provocative, stimulating, and eminently quotable book which challenges … Continue reading
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 3: Subjects and Mediation
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 Reality always comes to us in a mediated form, being constructed by the symbolic order. This symbolic order designates the system of connections between the different elements … Continue reading
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Terry Eagleton’s Vision of Christianity
Over on Curlew River, John H writes on Terry Eagleton’s vision of Christianity: Prof Eagleton is not a Christian, but he is (a) highly sympathetic towards the account of Christian faith he first encountered as a student “with the aid … Continue reading
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 2:II: Theology After Heidegger
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 In the previous post in this series, I sketched Chauvet’s summary of Heidegger’s challenge to traditional metaphysical thinking. At this point, Chauvet turns from summarizing Heidegger … Continue reading
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 2:I: Heidegger and the Overcoming of Metaphysics
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 [I have split this chapter into two parts, as it is rather dense and philosophical, but worth spending time over.] Having highlighted the problematic … Continue reading
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