Conflicting Agendas: by Jack Dean Kingsbury

Author: D. Don Welch

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Conflicting AgendasPersonal Morality in Institutional Settings D. Don Welch "Written clearly and cogently about the boundary between personal and institutional life, this book is a fine introduction to the ifs, ands, and buts of genuine ethical reflection. It is an engaging guide to the meaning of personal 'integrity' in the midst of an organization's struggle to preserve its integrity too." - Donald W Shriver, Jr., President Emeritus and William E. Dodge Professor of Applied Christianity, Union Theological SeminaryAll of us make decisions and act on those decisions as individuals, but we also do the same as parts of larger groups, be that in a work, family, neighborhood, club, church, or other institutional setting. Those two, sometimes differing, decision-making settings can place us in extremely awkward positions. How should we behave when our personal morality conflicts with our role in a particular institution or when our personal "agenda" is not consistent with the "agenda" of the larger group?As social beings, D. Don Welch asserts that it is impossible to separate ourselves from the institutions of which we are a part. Using real life examples and building his arguments from elements as diverse as H. Richard Niebuhr and Doonesbury, Welch defines the various roles of "agenda" and how various personalities react and respond to personal as well as corporate agendas. He introduces us to the "Hermit," to the "Institutionalized Person," to the "Split Personality," to the "Reformer," to the "Accommodationist," and to the "Convert", among whom we discover aspects of ourselves.Finally, Welch maintains that an appropriate response to the institution involves an ethic of "responsibility," one that does not simply abide by rules or calculate consequences to determine behavior, but one that integrates the constancy of one's own personal integrity with concern for the larger group.Anyone who has ever found her- or himself at odds with a boss, a board, a committee, a pastor, family members, or with any other institutional setting of which she or he may be a part, will find this book full of help and insight and wisdom. CONFLICTING AGENDAS is an invaluable guide to sorting out the complexities of moral existence in an increasingly complicated world.D. DON WELCH is associate dean and associate professor of law, Vanderbilt Law School, and associate professor of ethics and public policy at Vanderbilt Graduate School208 pp

Conflicting Agendas: by Jack Dean Kingsbury Author: D. Don Welch
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Personal Morality in Institutional Settings: All of us make decisions and act on those decisions as individuals, but we also do the same as parts of larger groups, be that in a work, family, neighborhood, club, church, or other institutional setting.

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