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100			_aHigginson, Richard
245			_aFaith, hope and the global economy : _ba power for good / _cRichard Higginson.
246			_a Faith, hope & the global economy.
260			_aNottingham, UK : _bInter-Varsity Press, _cc2012.
300			_a253 p. ; _bpbk ; _c22 cm
490			_aFaith at work.
505			_aTable of Contents -- Series preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Faith in the economy: a power for good -- 2. Theology in business: hindrance or help? -- 3. Launched in hope: creation and entrepreneurship -- 4. From hope to despair: exploitation and greed -- 5. Hope for a nation: no debt, no corruption -- 6. Hope in a son: helping the marginalized -- 7. The death and resurrection of hope: integrity, sacrifice and vindication -- 8. A people of hope: enterprising monks and caring employers -- 9. Hope for the future: signs of the kingdom -- 10. Faith, hope and love: an alternative vision for business -- Bibliography -- Notes.
520			_aDoes faith have any hope to offer a global economy beset by debt and crisis? Richard Higginson argues that, rightly understood and applied, faith can be an enormous power for good - stimulating enterprise, reducing poverty, promoting integrity, ensuring sustainability and making disciples. This ground-breaking book will help business men and women to think deeply about what they do and why they do it. It shows how every episode in the biblical story of salvation has something important, challenging and hopeful to say about business practice. It explores alternative business models that provide signs of hope, and also offers insight and encouragement to those working for mainstream companies. Full of examples from business seen and researched by Richard on his travels, this book will inspire you to see the relevance of your faith to your work - and yourself as God's agent in transforming the world for the better. Book jacket.
650			_aChristian ethics.
650			_aBusiness ethics.
650			_aBusiness _xreligious aspects _xChristianity.
650			_aEconomics _xreligious aspects _xChristianity.
650			_aFaith.
650			_aSalvation _xChristianity.
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