Baptizing Business
Evangelical Executives and the Sacred Pursuit of Profit
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 17 September 2020
- ISBN 9780190055776
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages216 pages
- Size 163x236x27 mm
- Weight 635 g
- Language English 46
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Short description:
Baptizing Business sifts through popular perceptions regarding the relationship between business and religion and the agenda of conservative Christian business leaders, drawing on personal interviews with the most diverse group of evangelical executives yet studied.
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Baptizing Business sifts through popular perceptions regarding the relationship between business and religion and the agenda of conservative Christian business leaders, drawing on personal interviews with the most diverse group of evangelical executives yet studied.
While stereotypes and previous research both emphasize the perceived incompatibility of religious mandates and business objectives, Bradley C. Smith argues that evangelical executives experience tension not because business and religion are inherently opposed, but because they are made to feel like second-class citizens by members of their own faith communities. Indeed, in cases of apparent conflict between faith and business, evangelical executives insist that it is faith, not business, that must be reconceived. Smith reveals that evangelical business leaders are as inclined to export business concepts into other domains as to import religious objectives into business contexts, prompting us to reconsider the direction of influence between religious and economic life.
Baptizing Business is filled with compelling stories that paint a nuanced, unbiased picture of the increasing influence of intensely religious business leaders. The "spirit of capitalism," defined by Max Weber as a positive attitude toward work and wealth, finds ongoing embrace and new expression in evangelical executives and their accounts, with implications for our understanding of the faith at work movement, evangelicalism, and the role of religion among elites.
This is a book everyone should read. So many today mistakenly assume that politics is the primary realm of evangelical activity, but the marketplace is where evangelicals dedicate more time and energy. Smith's scholarly account represents a fresh perspective on the nexus of Christianity and commerce and a significant contribution to our understanding of the contemporary evangelicalism, while also offering helpful insights for those who want the faith and work movement to advance in the days ahead.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction: In Search of the Christian Mafia
Chapter 1: Rethinking the Conflict Narrative
Chapter 2: A Place for Saints
Chapter 3: Affirmative Religion
Chapter 4: Success to Significance
Chapter 5: Islands of Influence
Chapter 6: Into the Headwind
Conclusion: Baptizing Business
Appendix
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