Overview
- Develops a spiritual approach rooted in appreciation for difference and an embrace of tensions as necessary actions
- Proposes that the Christian spiritual tradition is both one of the cause and the solutions for overcoming racism
- Highlights the inherent contradictions and tensions that are inevitable conditions of working in complex organizations
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment (PSTWSP)
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Keywords
- antiracism
- leadership development
- racism
- diversity
- equity
- inclusion
- Christianity and racism
- Christian Spirituality
- white supremacy
- critical race theory
- reconciliation and race
About this book
This book presents a new vision and strategy for a spiritual antiracism that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. Framing the analysis with the practice of clearly seeing, choosing, and acting, it examines the role of Christian spirituality (which includes religious values, ideas derived from readings of scripture and tradition, and general concerns with the human soul) in both developing and justifying an ideology of white supremacy as well the same Christian spirituality’s potential for resisting and rejecting this racism as well as the oppressive concept of race itself.
Responding to the very idea of race, born from the ideology of racism, white supremacy, and the over-valuation of “whiteness,” the author shows how to envision and implement a spiritual approach that respects a common human dignity as well as individual distinctiveness. Understanding the fundamental value of human dignity as deeply rooted in the Christian tradition serves as one antidote for other readings of the tradition that can be used to justify oppression and segregation.
This book addresses those interested in leadership in challenging times buffeted by issues of racism, privilege, and power in our communities, workplaces, and lives. It will appeal to those who are seeking how to lead within the tensions of these times with fresh approaches to questions of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Douglas J. Cremer is Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies at Woodbury University, USA. His research interests include contemporary theories of race, gender, political violence, and terrorism as well as modern Catholic and Christian theology and history.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Antiracist Leadership
Book Subtitle: A Spiritual Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Authors: Douglas J. Cremer
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-61727-0Due: 02 September 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-61730-0Due: 02 September 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-61728-7Due: 02 September 2024
Series ISSN: 2662-3668
Series E-ISSN: 2662-3676
Edition Number: 1
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations