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This open access volume makes an important contribution to the ongoing research on hope theory by combining insights from both its long history and its increasing multi-disciplinarity. In the first part, it recognizes the importance of the centuries-old reflection on hope by offering historical perspectives and tracing it back to ancient Greek philosophy. At the same time, it provides novel perspectives on often-overlooked historical theories and developments and challenges established views. The second part of the volume documents the state of the art of current research in hope across eight disciplines, which are philosophy, theology, psychology, economy, sociology, health studies, ecology, and development studies. Taken together, this volume provides an integrated view on hope as a multi-faced phenomenon. It contributes to the further understanding of hope as an essential human capacity, with the possibility of transforming our human societies.

Chapter 1: The Will to Serve: An Anthropological and Spiritual Foundation for Leadership -- Chapter 2: Reading Exodus 18 and Robert Greenleaf -- Chapter 3: Servant Leadership Beyond Servant and Leader: A Buddhist Perspective on the Theory and Practice of Servant Leadership -- Chapter 4: Ipseistic Ethics Beyond Moralism: Rooting the "Will to Serve" In "The Reverence for Life" -- Chapter 5: Simone Weil and a Critical Will to Serve.-Chapter 6: The Dark Side of Servant Leadership: Power Abuse via Serving -- Chapter 7: Christianity and Servant Leadership -- Chapter 8: Protecting the Weak and Creating Community -- Chapter 9: Foundations for Social Entrepreneurship: An Integrative Indian Perspective -- Chapter 10: Workplace Spirituality in Social Entrepreneurship: Motivation for Serving the Common Good -- Chapter 11: Mindful Servant Leadership for B-Corps -- Chapter 12: The Religious Leader as Social Entrepreneur -- Chapter 13: Serving the Poor: The Case of the EoC Enterprise 'Mercurio Net' -- Chapter 14: Servant Leadership in Market-Oriented Organizations, does that Make Sense? An Evaluation from an Economic-Organization Theory Perspective -- Chapter 15: The Importance of Calling in Realization of Life Projects: The Case of Maverick and Serial-entrepreneur Hans Nielsen Hauge with Implications for Business Education -- Chapter 16: Rethinking Fashion Retail: The Case of MrSale -- Chapter 17: Aldous Huxley's Anarchist Entrepreneurship Based on Spiritual Capital -- Chapter 18: John Wesley: Prophet and Entrepreneur

This open access book offers a multidisciplinary dialogue on relational anthropology in contemporary economics. A particular view of the human being is often assumed in economic models, but seldom acknowledged let alone explicated. Addressing this neglected area of research in economic studies, altogether the contributors touch upon the importance and potential of virtues, the notions of freedom and self-love, the potential of simulation models, the dialectics of love, and questions of methodology in constructing a relational anthropology for contemporary economics. The overall result is a highly informative and constructive dialogue, establishing inter alia a research agenda for future collaborative and multidisciplinary study.

This open access book offers a multidisciplinary dialogue on relational anthropology in contemporary economics. A particular view of the human being is often assumed in economic models, but seldom acknowledged let alone explicated. Addressing this neglected area of research in economic studies, altogether the contributors touch upon the importance and potential of virtues, the notions of freedom and self-love, the potential of simulation models, the dialectics of love, and questions of methodology in constructing a relational anthropology for contemporary economics. The overall result is a highly informative and constructive dialogue, establishing inter alia a research agenda for future collaborative and multidisciplinary study.