Business and religion : a clash of civilizations? / edited by Nicholas Capaldi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Capaldi, Nicholas.

Series:

Conflicts and trends in business ethics.

Conflicts and trends in business ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business ethics--Religious aspects.

Business ethics.

Business--Religious aspects.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (446 p.)

Place of Publication:

Salem, MA : M & M Scrivener, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the late 1960s, American culture has been involved in a struggle to articulate an effective business ethics. The scandals of Enron and WorldCom constitute egregious examples of the absence or deficiency of ethical decision-making in matters of commerce. The purpose of this volume is to inaugurate a dialogue on the common elements of all three Abrahamic traditions - Christianity, Islam, and Judaism - that touch on ethical issues in business. With more than 40 scholars, religious and business leaders joining the debate, this anthology is the beginning of a reconstruction of the understanding of the relationship between religion and commerce.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Can Commerce Inspire?

The Virtues of a Commercial Republic

Ships Passing in the Night: The Conceptual Disconnects Between American Christianity and Capitalism

Disconnected at the Roots": How Gaps in the Catholic Social Doctrine Impede Dialog and Action on Economic Justice

The Market's Benevolent Tendencies

The Jews and Capitalism: A Love-Hate Relationship

Doing "Secular Theology": Business Ethics in Economic and Environmental Religion

Why Is There a Conflict Between Business and Religion? A Historical Perspective

The Metaphysical Foundations of the Ethics of Commerce

The Deuteronomic Double Standard: Human Nature and the Nature of Markets

What Does America Owe to Florence?

Property in Roman Religion and Early Christian Fathers

Perestroika in Christendom: The Scholastics Develop a Commerce-Friendly Moral Code

The Concern of the Church and the Unconcern of the Free Market

The "Conflict" Between Business and Religion: Where Does It Come From?

Capitalism Beyond the "End of History

An Explanation for Jewish Business Success

The Virtue of Commerce in the Catholic Tradition

Islam, Commerce, and Business Ethics

Can Theology Help Us in Applied Ethics?

The Sources and Spiritual Basis of Catholic Business Ethics

Calling, Character, Community: Spirituality for Business People

Mankind Was My Business:" An Examination of a Christian Business Ethic and Its Application to Various Ethical Challenges

Corporate Corruption: How the Theories of Reinhold Niebuhr and the Ethical Practices of Joseph Badaracco May Help Understand and Limit Corporate Corruption

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Traditional Catholic Perspective

Natural Law and the Fiduciary Duties of Business Managers.

The Common Good of the Firm as the Fiduciary Duty of the Manager

Subsidiarity as a Business Model

The Hindu Executive and His Dharma

Spirituality and Entrepreneurship

Business, Religious Spirituality and the East European Experience

American Free Enterprise as an Enterprise in Freedom Abroad

Islam and Capitalism: A Non- Rodinsonian Approach

The Role of Hinduism in Global India and Her Business Ethics

The African Traditional Religion's Business Ethics: A Paradigm for Spirituality in the Global Business Ethical Standard

Faith-Correlated Responses to Rural Assistance in a Globalizing Brazil

The Worldly Failures of Liberation Theology

Globalization: Insights from Catholic Social Teaching

The Archbishop of Canterbury: On the Facts and Values of Religion and Globalization

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-90288-4

9786610902880

0-9802094-0-4

1-4237-3406-8

OCLC:

191935453