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Religious Perspectives On Business Ethics, Scott Paeth, Thomas O'Brien Mar 2009

Religious Perspectives On Business Ethics, Scott Paeth, Thomas O'Brien

Thomas W O'Brien

In the first anthology of its kind, Thomas O'Brien and Scott Paeth have gathered unique pieces from across religious perspectives to illustrate the growing influence and contribution of religion to the field of business ethics. Tackling such wide-ranging subjects as Jewish environmental ethics, Zen in the workplace, and Christian social ethics, this text is a valuable addition to business ethics courses.


“The Rest Of The (Christmas) Story”, Scott R. Paeth Dec 2006

“The Rest Of The (Christmas) Story”, Scott R. Paeth

Scott R. Paeth

No abstract provided.


“What Are They Thinking?”, Scott Paeth Sep 2006

“What Are They Thinking?”, Scott Paeth

Scott R. Paeth

No abstract provided.


“Deciphering Da Vinci”, Scott R. Paeth May 2006

“Deciphering Da Vinci”, Scott R. Paeth

Scott R. Paeth

No abstract provided.


The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment In The Land Of The Tattered Buddha, Stephen Asma Apr 2006

The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment In The Land Of The Tattered Buddha, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

Asma, a professor of Buddhism at Columbia College in Chicago and the author of Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads (2001), recounts his intense and revelatory Cambodian adventures while teaching at Phnom Penh's Buddhist Institute. In an electrifying and frank mix of hair-raising anecdotes and expert analysis, he explicates the vast difference between text-based Buddhist teachings and daily life in a poor and politically volatile Buddhist society. Amid tales of massage parlors, marijuana-spiced pizza, and bloodshed, he cogently explains how Theravada Buddhism, the form practiced throughout Southeast Asia, differs from the Buddhism Westerners are familiar with, and how entwined it is …


End-Times In The East: Eschatology In Hinduism And Jainism, Lorin Geitner Dec 2005

End-Times In The East: Eschatology In Hinduism And Jainism, Lorin Geitner

Lorin C. Geitner

A comparative examination of the idea of end-times is Hinduism and Jainism.