In recent years, our quest to understand outstanding leadership has focused on the characteristics of charismatic or transformational leaders. In this article, however, we will argue that outstanding leadership need not always involve charisma but may instead be based on a functional, problemcentered approach we refer to as a pragmatic leadership strategy. Initially, certain key propositions pe...

In a series of studies, we examine the role of positive emotions in the charismatic leadership process. In Studies 1 and 2, ratings of charisma in a natural work setting were linked to leaders' positive emotional expressions. In Study 3, leaders' positive emotional expressions were linked to mood states of simulated followers. Results suggest that mood contagion may be one of the psychological ...

The last three decades have seen a renewed interest on the part of Evangelical scholars in patristic studies. Recently, theologians Pentecostal/Charismatic tradition started to examine works Saint Symeon New Theologian. latter’s emphasis personal experience Holy Spirit and Christification provides fertile ground for encounter between Orthodox scholars. Recent scholarship is reviewed light conte...