Images of sacrifice surround me. In the middle of two weeks’ work in Italy, I see everywhere biblical images of sacrifice (Abraham and Isaac, Jesus), as well as images of saints who sacrificed wealth, health, and life itself...
Margaret Benefiel, Ph.D. is adjunct faculty at Andover Newton Theological School in Boston and visiting lecturer at the Millltown Institute and All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland. For the 03-04 academic year, she held the O'Donnell Chair of Spirituality at the Milltown Institute. CEO of ExecutiveSoul.com, Dr. Benefiel has also served as Chair of the Academy of Management's Management, Spirituality, and Religion Group. Many executives, managers, and other leaders have participated in her seminars. She is the author of Soul At Work (Seabury,05) and The Soul of a Leader (Crossroad,08) and co-editor of The Soul of Supervision (Morehouse,10). Dr. Benefiel has also written for The Leadership Quarterly, Management Communication Quarterly, Managerial Finance, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Organization, Personal Excellence, America, Presence, The Way, Studies in Spirituality, Radical Grace, and Faith at Work. She lives in Boston with her husband and enjoys hiking, cycling, reading, and scuba diving.
