Finding Faith in Business: An Economy of Communion Vision

Celeste Harvey and Andrew Gustafson have brought together seminal essays from a range of thinkers, including Pope Francis and Chiara Lubich, all exploring the intersection of faith and business. “Business Ethics Professor and Entrepreneur Andrew Gustafson’s book is an outstanding and inspiring practitioner-based historical, practical, and theoretical explanation and analysis of the ‘Economy of Communion’ business, social, and spiritual development movement and businesses. The purpose and practice of this type of communion-oriented business is to practice business with genuine, personal friendship relationships with the people doing the helping and the people being helped, often the very needy such as the poor and the addicted but also the wealthy, in a way that promotes combined and mutually reinforcing material and spiritual development. Several case studies illustrate how entrepreneurs came to understand through their business and friendship relationship experiences how the way they were doing their business work was related to larger spiritual foundations of joined and mutually reinforcing personal, business, and spiritual development of the ‘Economy of Communion’ movement. It is rare that a book so successfully inspires and combines these multiple dimensions.” - Richard Nielsen , Boston College "Finding Faith in Business stands as a definitive and indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand and implement the principles of the Economy of Communion (EoC). This comprehensive guide offers a profound exploration of the EoC philosophy and its practical applications in today's economic landscape. Reading it inspired me and gave me a deeper faith and understanding why I've chosen to align my business with the principles and best practices outlined in this book."- - Paul Catipon, President of Netpro Communications Inc. “We have been in desperate need for a new playbook when it comes to speaking about ethics in business. And now we have one.”- Charles Camosy

Andy teaches business ethics at Creighton University, a Jesuit University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also directs the Business, Faith and Common Good Institute.

Celeste is an Associate Professor at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska