Theology

Barbara Müller

Führung im Denken und Handeln Gregors des Grossen

[Gregory the Great on Leadership.]

2009. X, 476 pages.

Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity 57

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Gregory the Great (590–604) was at the same time a judicious politician and a highly gifted thinker. Barbara Müller presents an analysis of leadership based on Gregory's literary works and his papal correspondence. Leadership was one of Gregory the Great's fundamental concerns. Although his ideal of a church leader was the monk-bishop of eastern style, his practical papal interventions show him of a surprising openness for a diversity of potential leaders and leadership activities. Due to the broad approach with a wide range of analyzed sources and the strict chronological order in which the material is presented, the study offers not only rich insights into Gregory's development as a church leader but also into his at times contradictory activities and ideas on leadership.

Authors/Editors

Barbara Müller Geboren 1966; Studium der Ev. Theologie und Psychologie in Bern; 1998 Promotion; 2005 Habilitation; derzeit Fellow des Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies (CARTS) an der Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Irenikon — 2010, Heft 4, S. 656–657 (N.E.)

In: Sehepunkte — http://www.sehepunkte.de/2010/07/15258.html (07/2010) (Ulrich Lambrecht)

In: Theologische Revue — 107 (2011), S. 123–125 (Rade Kisic)

In: Jahrbuch f.Antike und Christentum — 52 (2009), S. 191–192 (Katharina Greschat)

In: Journal of Ecclesiastical History — 61 (2010), S. 288–590 (Matthew Dal Santo)