The Gods of Business
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| The Gods of Business: The Intersection of Faith and the Marketplace | |
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| File:Thegodsofbusiness.gif Original 1st edition cover |
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| Author | Todd Albertson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Globalization |
| Publisher | Trinity Alumni Press |
| Publication date | July 6, 2008 |
| Media type | Print paperback Electronic eBook Kindle |
| ISBN | 978-0615138008 |
| OCLC Number | 146002332 |
| Dewey Decimal | 201/.665 22 |
| LC Classification | HF5387 .A577 2007 |
The Gods of Business: The Intersection of Faith and the Marketplace is one of the Top 25 books addressing the issue of faith and business as complied by Business as a Mission Network. Written by Dr. Todd Albertson, the book analyzes today's world religions and how they influence Religious_views_on_business_ethics.
The book was first released in 2007. The second edition was published in 2009.
[edit] Summary
Throughout recorded history, religion and ethics have remained the primary sources of conflict in life. The 21st Century is right on track, from the war in the Middle East to sectarian violence nearly everywhere else. Hardly a day goes by without religious conflicts being in the headlines. Additionally, the news is filled with the shenanigans of Enron, WorldCom, and Bernie_Madoff — forcing hard questions about business ethics to the forefront of most people’s minds.
In The Gods of Business, the author maps the intersection of faith and the marketplace. In plain language he analyzes the world's major religions—Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Postmodernism, Shintoism, and Sikhism—and how their spiritual traditions impact business ethics.
The Gods of Business provides telling insights into the silent subtleties and the loudly proclaimed dogmas that dramatically affect global business, leaving many newcomers unaware, confused, or wishing they could just turn back the clock and deal with their hometown ways of doing things.
Its ISBN is 0615138004 and its ISBN is 978-061513800.
