num_pages: 288
description: Is Capitalism Christian? Is There A Christian Perspective On Business? How Should A Christian Use Power In The Workplace? In Addressing Such Difficult Questions As These, Business Through The Eyes Of Faith Demonstrates How God Can Dwell At The Center Of One's Life Even In The Secular Marketplace. Here Is Pragmatic Affirmation Of The Role That Committed Christians Can Play In The Business World. The Authors Stress The Connections Between Christian Principles And Good Management And Provide Biblical Passages That Support Their Principles And Relate Them To The Practical Issues Faced By Christian Managers. Issues Such As Employee Motivation, Workplace Communication, Business Leadership, The Role Of Profit, And Social Responsibility Are All Addressed In Concrete Terms And Reinforced By Short Vignettes, Suggested Biblical Passages To Explore, And Commentaries From Contemporary Theorists And Practitioners. Business Through The Eyes Of Faith Shows That Business Can And Should Be A Reflection Of God's Kingdom. It Is An Invaluable Resource For Christian Business Students, Managers, And Those Who Wish To Understand The Concerns And Motives Of Christians In The Business World. Business : Is There A Christian Perspective? -- Personal Goals And Business -- What Does The Lord God Require Of You? -- Real People : A Biblical Understanding Of Human Nature -- Human Identity : In The World, Or In Christ? -- Doing Justice In The Workplace -- Justice And The Opportunity To Work -- Human Development In The Workplace -- The Jungle Of Obligations And Rights -- Planning And Organizing : Means Of Doing Justice -- A Christian Concept Of Leadership -- The Christian's Use Of Power -- Accountability : Stimulus For Self-control -- Motivation : Calling Or Manipulation? -- Communication : Listening And Truth-telling -- The Social Contract Of Business -- Social Responsibility As Stewardship -- Justice And The World's Wealth -- Biblical Absolutes In A World Of Change. Richard C. Chewning, John W. Eby, Shirley J. Roels. Christian College Coalition For Enduring Values. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [253]-257) And Index.
language: en
title: Business Through the Eyes of Faith
publisher: HarperOne