Spiritual perspectives on individual, organizational and societal transformation

The article explores issues of what matters mast in individual organization al and societal transformation - economic issues or spirit? Transformation is defined and literature on individual, organizational and societal transf ormation is presented The article looks at the standard arguments that econ omies are the driving force in transformation and then postulates that spir ituality may be as much - if not more - of a driving force. Evidence is pro vided on the growth of interest in spirituality. Then three theories of tra nsformation are offered one at the level of societal transformation. Each o f these theories incorporates elements of spirituality in order to understa nd the prerequisites of transformation.