Self-reform of bishops: A plea for a different manner of listening
Mapping one's ignorance also has affective benefits. Wherever mastery of knowledge and skills creates professional status, especially in practices that give professional power over clients, there arises a natural pride that rests on what one knows, and a regrettable tendency for authority to de...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2020, Volume: 97, Issue: 2, Pages: 189-205 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Congresses and conventions
B Catholic Church B Bishops B Communication; Social aspects B God |
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| Summary: | Mapping one's ignorance also has affective benefits. Wherever mastery of knowledge and skills creates professional status, especially in practices that give professional power over clients, there arises a natural pride that rests on what one knows, and a regrettable tendency for authority to develop arrogance. We know the effects: failure to listen, premature dismissal of relevant information, overreaching and overbearing professional conduct, mistakes and the denial of them, and so on. An explicit acknowledgement of ignorance may generate a corrective humility, a desire to see rather than presume understanding, alertness to unforeseen consequences, and openness to alternative approaches. |
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| ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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