Centered Living/Centered Leading: The Way of Light and Love: The Tao Te Ching Adapted for Christ-Followers (Paperback)

Centered Living/Centered Leading: The Way of Light and Love is anadaptation of the Tao Te Ching designed to help Christ-Followers liveand lead wisely. The book consists of a Preface and Introduction to theTao Te Ching, followed by an Adaptation of the Tao Te Ching forChristians with a brief Commentary on each of its eighty-one chapters.Leaders in government, industry, and non-profit organizations arebombarded with advice concerning how to become better leaders. Much ofthis advice draws on Western, secular leadership theory. There isnothing wrong with this approach. Yet, Christian leaders cannot forgetthat their success will be more affected by who they are than bytechniques of leadership theory. In this book, Chris Scruggs exploresthe application of Eastern Wisdom to Christian leadership, adapting thewisdom of the Tao Te Ching for Christian leaders, concentrating on thespiritual and moral character of Christian leadership, indeed ofleadership generally.