God, Markets, and Ethics
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 425
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ethics and spirituality; theology and business ethics; comparative religious ethics
Interests: Thomistic virtue ethics; natural law; Catholic social teaching; questions of work and vocation; the Spanish scholastics; law, business ethics, and moral theology
Interests: Thomistic tradition and contemporary social issues; the intersection between African ethics and theological ethics; theology and business ethics; Catholic social teachings and virtue ethics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue explores classic questions and new challenges in the study of ethics in business and other professional contexts from the perspective of both religious studies and comparative theology. Over the past fifty years, the academic study of business ethics has moved from an exploration of its philosophical foundations, and praxis-oriented applications in business settings have moved to a more complex engagement with a wide variety of forms of normative moral discourse and different cultural practices. This expansion has led to the development of research trajectories relating business ethics to both religious studies and theology. In this Special Issue, we aim to consider both these developments in exploring the relationship of religiously informed moral theory and comparative theology as it applies to business and related professional contexts, and also to challenging moral issues arising in the global economy in a time of pandemic. These contemporary challenges include the effects of COVID-19 on the global economy and business institutions, the impact of the changing regulatory environment, the impact of societal calls for racial justice and resistance to environmental degradation, as well as more personal and micro questions such as the impact of work demands and professional commitments on questions of vocation, family life, and service to the community. We therefore seek articles for this Special Issue which explore these theoretical questions and offer practical solutions with specific attention to diverse geographical and religious contexts and the various disciplines which impact the study of business, such as law, politics, economics, leadership studies, sociology, and psychology.
Dr. David Clairmont
Dr. Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
Dr. Ebenezer Akesseh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- comparative religion
- business ethics
- theology and economics
- political economy
- capitalism
- virtue ethics and business
- theology and law
- justice and business
- work
- vocation
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