30 Nov - 7 Dec 2008

Many people think that traditions (whether religious or cultural) are opposed to change. However, according to the management guru, Charles Handy:

“Tradition can be the midwife of change. Abandon everything of the past and we can become like flotsam on the tide of modernity”

BBC Radio 4 talk on 16/2/1998 called ‘Re-inventing God’ by Charles Handy (b1932, Irish author/philosopher specialising in organisational behaviour and management).

Does tradition bind us to the past so that we are unable to change? Or can we build on our traditions, learning from them so that we can change in more positive ways? Think about the traditions in our culture or in various religions.