Reimagining Faith and Management

1Introduction

Edwina Pio, Robert Kilpatrick and Timothy Pratt

So many believe throughout life

That good will be born from the strife

No matter the perils

Or all that bedevils

Their faith a trusted midwife

Godfrey D’Lima

Faith is a broad, multifaceted concept overflowing with life. In this book faith is described as forming part of religion, yet it is dynamic, transcending codes and doctrines. Equally, faith may be contained within notions of spirituality, but it is not regulated by them. Indeed, faith may be found within religion, spirituality, ideology and philosophy, yet its essence surpasses each of these. Faith is the breath, the mystery, the energy and the spirit that undergirds a person’s passage through life and underwrites ...