Is business just a way to make money? Or can the marketplace a
venue for service to others?
Scott B. Rae and Kenman L. Wong seek to explore this and other
critical business issues from a uniquely Christian perspective,
offering up a vision for work and service that is theologically
grounded and practically oriented. Among the specific questions
they address along the way are these:
Unemployment. Environmental damage. Poverty. Economists Victor
Claar and Robin Klay critically engage mainstream economic theory
and policy recommendations to provide guidance for faithfully and
responsibly addressing these and other important economic issues.
Affirming that a just and prosperous society depends for its
continued success on maintaining the right balance of power among
three principal ...
by Craig L. Blomberg Series edited by D. A. Carson
Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my
daily bread. (Proverbs 30:8) One of the most difficult
questions facing Christians today is that of the proper attitude
toward possessions. In wealthy nations such as Britain and the USA,
individuals accumulate much and yet are daily exposed to the plight
of the poor, whether the homeless on their own city streets or
starving children ...
Many business books point to certain values or habits to be
practiced and cultivated. But we need more than abstract principles
to guide us in the pursuit of good business. More significantly, we
need a genuine experience of the dynamic presence of God at work in
our work. Businessman and CEO John Beckett calls us to the
transformation of the workplace into a place where the kingdom of
God is experienced. ...
It is legal for CEOs to make 300 times the amount of the average
worker. But is this fair and just? Is it ethical for a customer to
purchase a digital camera for the sole purpose of using it on a ski
trip and then return the item to the store afterwards? Should
companies who purchase advertising space on websites that offer
pirated videos for download be held accountable for breaking
intellectual ...