Perspectives of Saint John Chrysostom for the VUCA World

Nicoleta Acatrinei ()
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Nicoleta Acatrinei: Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative

A chapter in Managing VUCA Through Integrative Self-Management, 2017, pp 27-43 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We are used to think that the VUCA worldVUCA world is a recent phenomenon, its characteristics being specific to our post-modern era. However, these four traits, volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, characterize many other periods of the human history. This chapter proposes an inquiry on the spiritual teaching received by the managers of Antiquity, specifically the Pater FamiliasPater Familias , in order to cope with the challenges of the VUCA world of Antioch and Constantinople in the fourth century in Late Roman Empire. Following the tradition of Fathers of the Desert and Fathers of the Church, their teacher, John ChrysostomJohn Chrysostom , proposes an Integrative integrative Mindfulnessmindfulness Program. This program goes beyond the classical approach of mindfulness by proposing a state of mind called hesychia hesychia . This is a peaceful state of mind which is the fruit of nepsis nepsis , the attention to one thoughts and of spiritual discernment spiritual discernment . The classical approach of mindfulness it has been inspired by BuddhismBuddhism and it has transformed into a secularized method of self-developmentself-development based on awareness, attention and non-judgement attitude—these three components describe the classical approach of mindfulness. In this sense, the Integrative Mindfulnessintegrative mindfulness Program of John ChrysostomChrysostom is more fundamental and proposes a profound and stable inner change and not only a temporary state of mind. Thanks to a hermeneutic approachhermeneutic approach we deliver the main structure, the objectives and the implementation of the Integrative MindfulnessMindfulness Program Integrative Mindfulness Program .

Keywords: Human Nature; Ethical Decision; Moral Intensity; Fourth Century; Spiritual Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52231-9_3

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