This reader collects key biblical, classical, cross-cultural, and contemporary texts on how faith, especially Christianity, has shaped economic life in the past and how it can continue to do so in our emerging global civilization.
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This review is from: On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economic Life (Paperback)
Many textbooks are very expensive now, and "On Moral Business" has the virtue of giving the reader a lot for the money. Looking critically at the issues of business ethics from multiple perspectives (including some limited perspectives on Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism, as well as Chrisitanity and Judaism), "On Moral Business' provides a great deal of insight from classic critical observers such as Aristotle, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Max Weber, Reinhold Niebuhr, Walter Rauschenbusch, in addition to good excerpts of Catholic social thought on the morality of business, as well as Protestant Church documents. Anyone wishing to acquire a comprehensive reader on economic issues from a both a religious and a secular philosophical disposition would be advised that this book is well worth the money. As with all extensive readers, some articles and excerpts are more valuable than others, but a careful reading should produce a wealth of ideas to develop.
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Complete Philosophical Theological Guide to Business Issues,
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This is a complete and thorough book accumulating the best philosophical and theological essays and monograms written about ethics in society and the workplace. The book takes on many points of view and schools of thought. The idea is not to judge the thoughts raised but simply to present the best thoughts of human nature on complex ethical issues.
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Modern economics has tended to separate religious or ethical theory from the science of how economic laws function and how economic relationships work (see Chapters 6 and 7). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comparative cultural advantage, good human economy, accursed internationalism, pricing ethics, biophysical universe, moral muteness, simple acquisitiveness, geoeconomic reality, mutual competence, social responsibility advocates, structural thesis, family living wage, moral talk, developmental responsibility, papal social teaching, environmental theology, normal competitive conditions, socialist myth, economic sharing, ethical management, divestment movement, moral stress, commutative justice, public theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, South Africa, New York, Old Testament, Great Economy, Adam Smith, Latin America, Jesus Christ, Herman Miller, Roman Catholic, Soviet Union, East Asian, Max Weber, Pope John Paul, Wall Street, General Motors, Middle Ages, Karl Marx, Holy Spirit, Catholic Church, North American, Security Pacific, Thomas Aquinas, World War, Reply Objection New!
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Modern economics has tended to separate religious or ethical theory from the science of how economic laws function and how economic relationships work (see Chapters 6 and 7). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comparative cultural advantage, good human economy, accursed internationalism, pricing ethics, biophysical universe, moral muteness, simple acquisitiveness, geoeconomic reality, mutual competence, social responsibility advocates, structural thesis, family living wage, moral talk, developmental responsibility, papal social teaching, environmental theology, normal competitive conditions, socialist myth, economic sharing, ethical management, divestment movement, moral stress, commutative justice, public theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, South Africa, New York, Old Testament, Great Economy, Adam Smith, Latin America, Jesus Christ, Herman Miller, Roman Catholic, Soviet Union, East Asian, Max Weber, Pope John Paul, Wall Street, General Motors, Middle Ages, Karl Marx, Holy Spirit, Catholic Church, North American, Security Pacific, Thomas Aquinas, World War, Reply Objection New!
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- The Wealth of Nations: Representative Selections by Adam Smith on 8 pages
- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Routledge Classics) by Max Weber on 5 pages
- City of God (Concerning the City of God Against the Pagans) (Pelican Classics) by Augustine of Hippo on 4 pages
- Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith in Front Matter, page 209, and page 778
- Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith in Front Matter, page 209, and page 778
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- Doing God's Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace by R. Paul Stevens on 6 pages
- From Autarchy to Market: Polish Economics and Politics, 1945-1995 by Richard J. Hunter Jr. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth by John R. Schneider on page 17, and Back Matter
- On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions Through Entrepreneurial Strategies by Tetsunao Yamamori on page 242
- Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life by Allen Verhey on page 321
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