Koinonia

κοινωνία

koy-noh-NEE-ah

Intermediate

Deep fellowship and communal participation. The shared life of a community bound by common purpose, mutual responsibility, and genuine investment in each other's good. The Greeks understood that virtue develops in relationship, not isolation.

Modern Application

You become who you are through community. Koinonia is not networking or transactional connection but genuine participation in shared purpose. Leaders who build this kind of fellowship create environments where people hold each other accountable, sharpen each other's thinking, and refuse to let each other settle for less than excellence.

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Series Featuring Koinonia

Power vs. Virtue: The 48 Laws Examined

A year-long examination of Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power through the lens of ancient virtue ethics. Some laws we affirm, some we reframe, some we reject entirely.

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