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Labors Of Authenticity: The Function Of Spirituality And The Construction Of Selfhood In The American Business, James Dennis Lorusso
Labors Of Authenticity: The Function Of Spirituality And The Construction Of Selfhood In The American Business, James Dennis Lorusso
Religious Studies Theses
In light of claims that liberalism has led to a breakdown in society, this paper refutes these claims by examining how workplace spirituality at Starbucks Coffee impacts the identities of several employees. While others have examined workplace spirituality as a management technique, this study illustrates how it could be understood as a distinctly modern way of being religious. By linking the ethnography to recent religious trends, this study illustrates how employees are cultivating a spirituality of an inner self. Specifically, these employees accomplish three things. First, they claim to discover their true authentic self. Also, despite the alienation of modern …