THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY IN LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
KEYWORDS
Spiritual Deterioration, Transformation, Spiritual Life, Environmental Deterioration
The Crisis of Spiritual Deterioration and the Need for Transformation To live a “happy” and fulfilled life is what all of us aspire to. During the past century, we saw the unprecedented development of science and technology with the expectation that humankind would find an ideal and long-lasting happiness. The advancement of science and technology has also led to the production of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. These weapons have resulted in the destruction of human life and in environmental deterioration. Thus, it is not too much to say that while material progress has occurred, humanity’s spiritual life has deteriorated as isolation and loneliness replace the ties between and among people and the cosmos (Ikeda, 2001).
MaikoYasuno
The author is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Soka University, Tokyo, Japan.