In Pursuit of Moral Political Leadership - by Glen M E Duerr & Mark Caleb Smith & Justin D Lyons Hardcover

About the Book

In this era and every other, people yearn for a moral political leader, someone who could rise above the fray and deliver real results to their citizens or rescue them from calamity. This book investigates the lessons of these types of high-level leaders, as well as others who fall short, to deliver insights as to biblically based models examples of leadership.

Book Synopsis

This book examines political leadership utilizing a worldview centered on the Bible. There are eleven substantive case study chapters that cover a wide swath of famous political leaders across multiple centuries and in several different national contexts within systems that diverge widely. In Pursuit of Moral Political Leadership sets the objective of investigating moral leadership knowing that every human being has their flaws and shortcomings yet pursues strong leadership for the betterment of their respective polities. Notably, each author assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each leader but also analyzes the institutional constraints on their decision making that help to provide a fuller picture of their leadership legacies. Utilizing diverse scholars from Cedarville University's Department of History and Government, the book features chapters on Oliver Cromwell, Edmund Burke, George Washington, Winston Churchill, Syngman Rhee, J. Edgar Hoover, Martin Luther King Jr, Margaret Thatcher, Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as two comparative chapters on i) Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, and ii) George W. Bush, Tony Blair, and Stephen Harper.

Review Quotes

"There is political leadership and there is moral leadership. How about a blend of the two? Is there any political leadership worth its salt without the moral? Here is a rich exploration of the topic." --Jay Nordlinger, Senior Editor, National Review, USA

"To call this collection fresh, insightful, historically accurate, and stimulating understates! It's all that and more. From Oliver Cromwell through George Washington and Maggie Thatcher to Benjamin Netanyahu, this collection lays open the morality-leadership-politics blend of 11 national and international leaders." --Loren Reno, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret.), Author of 10 Leadership Maneuvers: A General's Guide to Serving and Leading

About the Author

Glen M.E. Duerr, Cedarville University, USA
Justin D. Lyons, Cedarville University, USA
Mark Caleb Smith, Cedarville University, USA