THE GODS OF BUSINESS

About The Book

Throughout history, religion and ethics have remained the primary sources of conflict. Today’s headlines scream of sectarian violence in the Middle East and other hot spots and of the shenanigans of mortgage brokers and price gougers. For people working in—or hoping to do business with—different cultures, the mix of religion and ethics can be a minefield of confusion and failed opportunities.

In THE GODS OF BUSINESS Todd Albertson maps the intersection of faith and the marketplace. He analyzes the world’s major religions in plain language, and he provides telling insights into the silent subtleties and the loudly proclaimed dogmas that dramatically affect global business.

People Like It!

The Midwest Book Review calls the book:

A ‘must-have’ primer for anyone unfamiliar with basic tenets of world religions in today’s era of globalization.

An Amazon.com Top 10 reviewer writes:

Todd Albertson has not written a book that preaches ‘his brand’ of ethics. Instead he has presented us with a superb synopsis of the fundamentals of many religions, many being ones about which we understand little. And a little knowledge goes a great way in understanding the cores of mindsets of ‘religions’ as we know them.

Business as a Mission Network declares THE GODS OF BUSINESS as:

One of the top 25 books addressing the issue of faith and business.

Dr. Tetsunao “Ted” Yamamori writes the book is:

Written concisely and to the point. I have added it to the syllabus for MB755: Holistic Mission and the Use of Business in Global Outreach, a course I teach for M.A., D.Miss., and Ph.D. students at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY.

Dr. David Lee says:

The story of religious worldview and business ethics is excellent material, and the author tells it well.

Rabbi Saul Cohen proclaims:

The Gods of Business educates the reader as to the basics of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, New Age, The Occult, Secular Humanism, and more. In today’s multi-relgious environment, people are confused with what each religion holds as truth. While this book does not exhaustively cover the subject, I can say as a Rabbi that it does provides an objective look at Judaism!

An Amazon.com Top 50 reviewer comments:

This book is intended as a help to businesspeople who are dealing with people from different cultures around the world and who likely hold to different religious faiths than they hold themselves. Often, and mistakenly, people assume that all religions are pretty much the same. In fact, what most Christians assume a religion to be, with its ordinances and orthodox doctrines, would not only be foreign to some religions, the very ideas would not be understood.

I found this to be quite interesting and helpful.

Discussion Questions

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