Business, Religion, & Spirituality

by Williams, Oliver F.

• ISBN13: 9780268021740
• ISBN10: 0268021740
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Summary

THE NEW EMPHASIS ON SPIRITUALITY in the workplace has been widely discussed in recent years and reported in major publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Fortune. Spirituality seems to be a basic human good essential for human flourishing. The contributors to this volume are all proponents of spirituality in the workplace, yet all raise important questions about this movement and what it means. What are the moral questions that should guide leaders? Is spirituality being treated as simply an instrumental good, valued for its usefulness in enhancing productivity and well-being? What are the responsibilities of business leaders? Of business schools and their faculty? Of churches? The essayists in this collection reflect on these and other pertinent questions. The common thread linking these authors is that all have distinguished themselves in their respective fields or professions and all wish to advance spirituality in business. Contributors to Business, Religion, and Spirituality provide a sober, but positive, prognosis for this new growth in spiritual

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(30)
Oliver E Williams, C.S.C.
PART I Developing a Framework for Discussion
ONE Non-Religion, Religion, and Spirituality: Competing for Business	31	(22)
Martin E. Marty
TWO A Spiritual Audit of Business: From Tipping Point to Tripping Point	53	(28)
Laura L. Nash
PART II Conceptual Foundations for Understanding Spirituality
THREE Spirituality and the Christian Manager	81	(13)
Robert G. Kennedy
FOUR Vocation as a Critical Factor in a Spirituality for Executive Leadership in Business	94	(19)
James J. McGee & André L. Delbecq
PART III Some Traditional Resources for Spirituality
FIVE Judaism's Contribution to Our Understanding of Business, Religion, and Spirituality: Reflections during a Jubilee Year	113	(9)
Edwin M. Epstein
SIX The Corporate Executive's Dharma: Insights from the Indian Epic Mahabharata	122	(17)
Krishna S. Dhir
SEVEN Islamic Teaching and Business	139	(29)
Jamal A. Badawi
EIGHT Spirituality and Religion: Some Reflections	168	(19)
Lawrence S. Cunningham
PART IV Listening to People in Business
NINE Business Not as Usual: Reflections on Spirituality in the Workplace	187	(23)
Ian I. Mitroff
A Response to Ian Mitroff: Some Reflections of a Business Leader	201	(96)
John T. Ryan III
TEN Can Religion and Business Connect?	210	(11)
John Caron
ELEVEN The Spirituality of Henri Nouwen: Some Case Studies	221	(10)
Claudia McGeary
TWELVE Morals Adrift: Professional Ethics, Community, and Religion	231	(18)
Buzz McCoy
PART V The Development of Spirituality in Managers and Organizations
THIRTEEN Spirituality and Business: The Latest Management Fad or the Next Breakthrough?	249	(14)
Stephen J. Porth, David Steingard, & John McCall
FOURTEEN Religion and Spirituality in Business: Obstacles and Opportunities	263	(16)
Gerald E. Cavanagh, S.J.
FIFTEEN Business, Religion, and Spirituality: Reflections of a Catholic Health System CEO	279	(27)
Patricia Vandenberg, C.S.C.
Three Responses to Patricia Vandenberg	297	(9)
Mary Kathryn Grant, Peter J. Giammalvo, & John A. Gallagher
Contributors	306	(9)
Index	315