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The Leadership of Civilization Building
by Richard Spady and Richard Kirby
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| Given the collapse of "Christendom" and the "decline of the West" in the 20th century, religion has largely focused on "evangelization" rather than "civilization" as the goal of history or God's kingdom. Nevertheless there is a hunger within every human heart for home, the safe harbor of civilization, a habitation built by Divine-human partnership. Against this backdrop, a world class theologian and social scientist have teamed up to take a fresh look at "civilization theory" as related to the mission of the church and society. Spady and Kirby's theme is that a better civilization is not only desirable, but also attainable. They believe this is not only true spiritually and ethically, but also as a civic, economic, educational and political project. The Leadership of Civilization Building is a virtual manual for social architects and creative civilization builders. It provides leaders with the tools--conceptual and social, to help them "talk" symbolically with their audiences about the improvement of their own congregations, institutions and societies as a whole. Sub-titled: "Administrative and Civilization Theory, Symbolic Dialogue, and Citizen Skills for the 21st Century." Click here to view an Adobe .pdf file (384k) of the foreword and preface. |
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About the Authors:
 Richard Spady, a student and practitioner of Administrative Theory, is president of the Forum Foundation. A Seattle businessman, he co-founded Dick's Drive-in Restaurants in 1954 and currently is its president. Spady is active in community affairs, and is a lay speaker in The United Methodist Church.
 Rev. Dr. Richard S. Kirby is executive director of the Stuart C. Dodd Institute for Social Innovation in Seattle, and most recently taught business ethics at University of Washington's School of Business Administration. He is an international lecturer and also chair of the World Network of Religious Futurists. |
Price: $19
Softcover (2002), 302 pp.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Section 1: Theory Building
Introduction to Civilization Building
1. General Administrative Theories
Ten Dynamics of Governance and Administration
Theory 1 : The Basic Attitude in Civilization Building
Theory 2: The Theory of Learning
Theory 3 : The Theory of Leadership
Theory 4: The Theory of Authority
Theory 5 : The Theory of Politics
Theory 6: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Theory 7: The Administrative Process
Theory 8 : The Helping Professions
Theory 9: The Zeitgeist Principle
Theory 10: The Natural Factors of Governance, Administration, and Communication
2. General Civilization Theories
Intro to New Emerging Theories of Civilization Building
Theory 1: The Unified Social Field Theory
Theory 2: Social Quantum Mechanics
Theory 3: A Theory of Civilization
Section II: Technology Building
3. Many-To-Many Communication and Zeitgeist Communication
4. The Fast Forum Technique and How it Works
5. Examples of Fast Forum Projects
6. Potential Applications of the Fast Forum Technique
7. Citizens, Communication, and Civilization Building
Epilogue
Appendices
Endnotes
Index
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