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Transformative Potentials of Liminal Leadership

Orton, A.; Withrow, L.

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L. Withrow



Abstract

This article considers the crucial contribution of liminal leaders who engage with individuals and groups temporarily dwelling in spatial-temporal thresholds, thresholds in which dissonance and dislocation provide opportunities for transformative growth. These liminal leaders focus their work in "betwixt and between" spaces and times, bringing people together across boundaries and enabling critical collective reflection that creates new ways forward. Two examples of how this liminal leadership can be transformative within religious organisations are included in the article: one in higher education from the United States, and one related to the British Methodist Church from the United Kingdom.

Citation

Orton, A., & Withrow, L. (2015). Transformative Potentials of Liminal Leadership. Journal of religious leadership, 14(1), 23-44

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Mar 31, 2015
Publication Date Jan 1, 2015
Deposit Date May 20, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of religious leadership
Print ISSN 1935-6943
Electronic ISSN 1935-7060
Publisher Academy of Religious Leadership
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 1
Pages 23-44
Publisher URL http://arl-jrl.org/jrl/

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