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Review the discussion on the concept of service and leadership in the four religious traditions presented in your textbook. What similarities and differences do you see across the four religious traditions? How has this shaped your thinking about other religious traditions? Strengthen your claims
with supporting citations.
The four religious traditions that discuss the concept of service and leadership are, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Something Similar about these religions is that they all follow a strong servant leader. In
Judaism, Moses is the leader. Moses was unwavering in his guidance to teach others how to be leaders for the betterment of all (Dierendonck & Patterson, 2010). "Moses declares that the worker of a leader is to serve by identifying and nurturing the next generation of leaders" (Dierendonck & Patterson, 2010). Buddhism follows Buddha, who teaches and shows people how to ethically act and do things to show others the right way (Dierendonck
& Patterson, 2010). Christianity follows Jesus who was brought to earth to teach people how to live and serve people. Lastly, Islam's leader was Muhammad. Muhammad "lived spirituality and the avoidance of personal ambition" (Dierendonck & Patterson, 2010).
Although the four religions unite around the principle of servant leadership exemplified by strong leaders, they differ in their approaches to divine laws. Buddhism emphasizes personal enlightenment and ethical living. Christianity
advocates for sacrificial love and service to the marginalized, and Islam integrates spiritual devotion with social responsibility.
This has impacted my views on other religious traditions by showing me that lots of religions teach pretty much the same idea; we should all be loving and help each other out. It's almost like we are all in this huge club where being kind and looking out for one another is the main goal. This kind of servant leadership is not just something nice to do but rather it's what brings
all of us together showing us that deep down, we aren't that different after all.
Resources:
van Dierendonck, D., & Patterson, K. (Eds.). (2010). Servant leadership: Developments in theory and research. St. Martin's Press.
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