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    A Deconstructionist Critique of Christian Transformational Leadership
    (South African Theological Seminary, 2009) Scarborough, Thomas Oliver; Atterbury, Vincent E.
    Christian Transformational Leadership is a popular leadership model whereby the Christian leader, most simply, seeks to influence (or transform) followers on the basis of his or her character and vision. This mini-thesis uses the deconstructionist method to critique this model. That is, it seeks to highlight “absence” and “difference” in Christian Transformational Leadership texts, to determine whether the model reveals significant omissions, or is “at variance with itself”. First the exegesis in the texts is deconstructed, then the concepts which lie at the heart of the model are deconstructed. This reveals a diminished role for God, and exaggerated human responsibility, which together lead to the expe- rience of extraordinary strain by the Christian transformational leader. Finally, a synthesis is sought between the deconstructionist critique and the “conscious intentions” of the authors. This proposes a more rounded understanding of Christian Transformational Leadership.
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    Deconstructing 'transformational' in Christian Transformational Leadership Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 11, Issue 03, Mar 2011, p. 167 - 186
    (South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Scarborough, Thomas Oliver
    Christian Transformational Leadership is a major Christian leadership theory. This article, on the basis of a definition of Christian transformational leadership, applies a semantic (or deconstructionist) critique to three core features of the theory, namely influence, persuasiveness, and the ability to strategize. It does so by seeking to identify conflict or difference which attaches to these terms in twenty-two Christian transformational leadership texts. It reveals that the theory may make extraordinary demands on the leader, and exact a heavy emotional toll.
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    Defining Christian Transformational Leadership (Conspectus Volume 10 September 2010)
    (South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Scarborough, Thomas Oliver
    Abstract Christian Transformational Leadership is a major leadership theory where by the Christian leader, most simply, seeks to influence (or transform) followers on the basis of his or her vision and character. However, definitions of the theory remain sketchy, and in their present form do not offer an adequate basis for research. This article details how a suitable body of Christian Transformational Leadership literature was selected and a definition extracted from the literature. It further suggests ways in which a definition of Christian Transformational Leadership may serve to advance research in the field.
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    Defining Christian Transformational Leadership Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 10, Issue 1, Jan 2010, p. 58 - 87
    (Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa) Scarborough, Thomas Oliver
    Christian Transformational Leadership is a major leadership theory whereby the Christian leader, most simply, seeks to influence (or transform) followers on the basis of his or her vision and character. However, definitions of the theory remain sketchy, and in their present form do not offer an adequate basis for research. This article details how a suitable body of Christian Transformational Leadership literature was selected and a definition extracted from the literature. It further suggests ways in which a definition of Christian Transformational Leadership may serve to advance research in the field.
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    Reconciling the personal and social dimensions of the gospel Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 13, Issue 03, Mar 2012, p. 137 - 155
    (South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Scarborough, Thomas Oliver
    Historically, there has been considerable awkwardness and difficulty in harmonising the personal and social dimensions of the gospel. The purpose of this article is to develop an integrative motif through which it may be possible to set these dimensions on the same conceptual footing. In terms of this motif, our world is fundamentally relational. Further, it contains an infinity of relations. Within this infinity of relations, we employ thematic perspectives to trace finite microcosms of relations. However, thematic perspectives, both personal and social, are ontologically flawed, and drive us to despair. This is interpreted theologically in terms of sin and repentance.