International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Abstract
In the following brief personal essay, Keith Allan reflects on the difficult work of turning a lifestyle of resentment into one of unconditional forgiveness, revealing one man's initial journey toward understanding the nature of healing embattled family relationships. I don't pretend to be an expert about forgiveness. In fact, most of my life I have nursed bitterness against my own father. Recently, however, I have begun to be convinced about the interior depth of the servant-leader and how far I've been from that depth at certain crucial times in my life. In noticing this distance, and wanting to close the gap and become more whole and more loving as a man and as a leader, I've recently been led to consider my life in relationship to the life of my father.
Recommended Citation
Allan, Keith
(2006)
"Servant-Leadership, Forgiveness, and Unlimited Liability: Fathers and Sons,"
International Journal of Servant-Leadership: Vol. 2, Article 11.
DOI: 10.33972/ijsl.293
Available at:
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/ijsl/vol2/iss1/11
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