God and Mammon

In many parts of today's global economy, the moral foundations of society are being tested by a business culture that is given to the good of business owners, rather than the good of the human person and society. The widening gulf between business economics and ethics begs for a vigorous response informed by what is best in the human spirit. This places a responsibility upon business people that calls to faith for perspective. God and Mammon discusses the ages-old, but ever-new conflict between God and Mammon in business. These seven chapters speak of the need for God in business today. Together, the chapters of this book build toward a comprehensive ethic of business administration. God and Mammon finds that business today needs to serve the human person, who is a creative being in the image of God.

Lloyd E. Sandelands teaches business administration and psychology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. His research focuses on the social and spiritual life of business. He is the author of Feeling and Form in Social Life (1998, Rowman Littlefield), Male and Female in Social Life (2001, Transaction), Thinking about Social Life (2003, University Press of America), Man and Nature in God (2005, Transaction), and An Anthropological Defense of God (2007, Transaction)

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgements	p. vii
A Thin Spot	p. 1
In Word and Thought	p. 1
Being at Odds	p. 5
A Being Not Our Own	p. 9
He Will Be Served	p. 11
Being at Work	p. 13
In Search of Being	p. 13
Work against Being	p. 14
Work for Being	p. 16
In God, I Trust	p. 20
Why the Center Holds	p. 23
Dark Matter Mystery	p. 24
Of the Body	p. 25
Love's Flower	p. 27
To Garden Eden	p. 30
Conclusion	p. 34
Thy Will Be Done	p. 35
Two Puzzles of Power	p. 35
Power, Authority, and Responsibility	p. 36
To Lead is to Serve	p. 39
Puzzles Resolved	p. 42
Business and the Human Person	p. 45
A Bad Rap	p. 46
To Make a Living	p. 47
The Weight and the Glory	p. 49
A Final Word	p. 55
Christmas Thoughts on Business Education	p. 57
The Summum Bonum	p. 58
The "Goods" of Business Education	p. 60
First Things and Second Things	p. 66
Toward a Business Education in the Good	p. 69
Christmas and the Church	p. 72
The Joy of Business	p. 75
The Attitude of Wonder	p. 75
Joy to the World	p. 77
Business and the Church	p. 81
Notes	p. 85
Bibliography	p. 99
Index	p. 103
About the Author	p. 107
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