Douglas A. Hicks
Encyclopedia
Douglas A. Hicks is author of books: Inequality and Christian Ethics (2000), Religion and the Workplace (2003), With God on All Sides: Leadership in a Devout and Diverse America (2009)and Money Enough: Everyday Practices for Living Faithfully in the Global Economy (2010).
He is Professor of Leadership Studies and Religion at the
Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. He was the founding leader for the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond. He served for five years as director and then executive director before returning to the classroom full-time in 2009. Hicks is also president-elect of the Academy of Religious Leadership and serves as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion's section on religion and the social sciences. He is a former president of the Richmond Association of Phi Beta Kappa and is a board member of the Virginia Poverty Law Center.
An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
, Hicks holds an A.B. degree with honors in economics from Davidson College
, an M.Div. degree, summa cum laude, from Duke University
, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in religion, ethics and economics from Harvard University
. During the spring of 2003, he served as visiting assistant professor of religion and society at Harvard Divinity School
.
His articles have appeared in The Leadership Quarterly, The Journal of Religious Ethics, World Development and The Journal of Ecumenical Studies.
Benjamin J. Wiles, Emory University, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies:
David DeCosse, Thoelogical Studies:
Peter Scott:
He is Professor of Leadership Studies and Religion at the
Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. He was the founding leader for the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond. He served for five years as director and then executive director before returning to the classroom full-time in 2009. Hicks is also president-elect of the Academy of Religious Leadership and serves as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion's section on religion and the social sciences. He is a former president of the Richmond Association of Phi Beta Kappa and is a board member of the Virginia Poverty Law Center.
An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
, Hicks holds an A.B. degree with honors in economics from Davidson College
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News...
, an M.Div. degree, summa cum laude, from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in religion, ethics and economics from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. During the spring of 2003, he served as visiting assistant professor of religion and society at Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
.
His articles have appeared in The Leadership Quarterly, The Journal of Religious Ethics, World Development and The Journal of Ecumenical Studies.
Reviews
James MacGregor Burns:Solidly based in history and attuned to today, Hicks’s book is a realistic guide to how we can positively live and work together. I highly recommend it as a major contribution to an effective leadership.
Benjamin J. Wiles, Emory University, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies:
Religion and the Workplace...looks at how employers can move away from seeing religion as divisive. The book offers 'respectful pluralism' as a guide for employers handling religious diversity and conflict." HRMagazine"...Hicks' book is an important and excellent contribution to a still underdeveloped public debate on religious diversity in the workplace." Comparative Labor law &Policy Journal, Achim Seifert"...an effective tool to discuss moral, political, religious, and spiritual issues in a diverse workplace.
David DeCosse, Thoelogical Studies:
Douglas Hicks has written an insightful amalgam of a book. This is its strength and weakness. Combining theology, philosophy, social theory, and quantitative economic analysis, he provides for Christian ethics a theoretical and practical approach to the problem of socioeconomic inequality.
Peter Scott:
Nonetheless, the indisputable achievement of this book is both theological and political: Hicks draws on a range of theological resources to defend a normative Christian position that, in interaction with philosophical approaches, offers a sophisticated affirmation of equality and trenchant critique of inequality. Furthermore, he interprets a wealth of empirical studies to make the point that Christians (with others) need to attend to the values operative within these empirical studies.