Managing As If Faith Mattered

Helen J. Alford, O.P., is dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and co-director of the Ethical Leadership International Program at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy.Michael J. Naughton holds the Alan W. Moss Endowed Chair in Catholic Social Thought and is director of the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. He holds joint appointments in the departments of Catholic Studies (College of Arts and Sciences) and Ethics and Law (Opus College of Business).

"There is much to be praised in Managing as if Faith Mattered. It does not shirk many of the hard questions, such as the purpose of business, justice in wages, the need for broadening corporate ownership, or the evil of marketing harmful or useless goods. In many cases, it takes a truly courageous stand fully consistent with the radical tradition of papal social teaching. It would indeed be a useful text for seminars among Christian managers and executives trying to rediscover how to make the faith they profess part of their working lives." —New Oxford Review"… this inspiring book examines many timely questions related to faith and work through the lens of Christian social tradition. This creative and much needed study will be welcomed warmly by all who are searching for balance in their faith, life, and daily work." —Religious Studies Review"The authors take Christian theology and practice seriously and strive for nothing less than a holistic integration that joins work and spirituality." —Research News & Opportunities in Science and Theology"The book focuses on the role of virtues in human management, organization and achievement and shows how they can be applied. This is an intriguing claim which is well deserving of the treatment it receives here." —Theological Book Review"Managing as if Faith Mattered is a godsend. Intelligent and sensible, it never fails to recognize the realistic tensions of business life. This book is a must for all observers and students of modern business practice, but its usefulness goes further than that: it deserves to be read in every corporate strategic planning office in every company. It is an oasis in the spiritual desert of business." —The Tablet"The book deserves to be read carefully and discussed thoughtfully by everyone directly or indirectly involved in business or in business education. ...[T]his book paves the way to a restructuring of business education in a manner that facilitates a discussion of the role of ethical values in every academic course of every discipline of study at all centers of higher education." —American Catholic Studies"...[I]nteresting reading... careful attention to logical development demonstration of evidence, and prescriptions for concrete action." —Theology Today