Business as a Calling
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476745722 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Michael Novak is a theologian and former U.S. with his wife. He is the 1994 winner of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, and the author of over twenty-five books on philosophy, theology, politics, economics, and culture, including The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism. He lives in Washington, D.C. ambassador who currently holds the George Frederick Jewett Chair in Religion and Public Polic
Matthew Ulvik said Decent Value. Required reading for one of my grad classes. I can honestly say that it was full of valuable information but nothing too ground breaking. I recommend this book for anyone considering starting a business.. "A Timeless, Intellectual, and Psychological Guide to Business Ethics for Entrepreneurs, Especially in Western Cultures!" according to Socially Speaking LLC. I first came across this book while doing research for my own book last year, and put it on my reading list. Alas, I only got around to it now, while researching and reading up on things for my blogposts on entrepreneurship, but am so glad I did! I'm a person of faith who started off in the educational arena (hence my leanings towards social entrepreneurship) and moved into female entrepreneurship a few years ago.. Five Stars LeiSina Great! Thanks again
Michael Novak, as always, teaches us to think about old subjects in new and creative ways.Os Guinnes Senior Fellow, the Trinity Forum Rich, wise, and illuminating, Novak's essay simultaneously rehumanizes capitalism and remoralizes business -- an immense and timely contribution to our much-needed Western renaissance. This book is exceptional and timely.Irving Kristol This is easily the best book ever written on business as a vocation from a religious point of view. Richard L. His new book, "Business as a Calling, " breaks new ground by understanding business as a vocation with its own spiritual requirements. From student to CEO; employee to major stockholder; government bureaucrat to politician -- all will find something to enjoy and profit from.Dan Quayle A career in business can be entirely consistent with high standards and serious moral purpose, if only
Business is a profession worthy of a person's highest ideals and aspirations, fraught with moral possibilities both of great good and of great evil. A larger proportion than ever before of the world's Christians, Jews, and other peoples of faith are spending their working lives in business. This book explains an important part of our lives in a new way, and readers will instantly recognize themselves in its pages. Our work connects us with one another. It also makes possible the universal advance out o