Spiritual wisdom literature tells is what we need to know, but understanding it is difficult at best, and methods of teaching it are still largely established by traditions that do not accommodate for varying circumstances of time and space. One thing that careful research can do is establish what teaching methods of virtue ethics work best under what circumstances. This is a type of research that is well understood in the social sciences and can result in extremely important knowledge as we begin to apply spiritual wisdom ethics in public administration professional situations.