Why Business Matters to God: (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed)

Jeff Van Duzer grew up thinking business was the source of much damage and evil in the world, the work of greedy capitalists polluting the environment. Thirty years later he was dean of a business school.In the course of that remarkable transformation, Van Duzer found cause for both hope and concern. He discovered many business people achieving a great deal of good for society as well as a lot of illegal and unethical behavior.Along the way he found some who thought that merely being honest and kind was what made business Christian. Others said they'd never ask pastors for business advice because they had no interest or experience in their work. After all, wasn't "full-time Christian service" what the church was all about?This book explores the nature and meaning of doing business and finds it calls for much more than most think. Van Duzer presents a profoundly Christian approach that integrates biblical studies with the disciplines of business and economics. Looking beyond the place of ethical principles and the character of the individual, Van Duzer displays a vision of business that contributes to the very purposes of God.

Jeff Van Duzer (JD, Yale Law School) is professor emeritus of business law and ethics at Seattle Pacific University. Before retiring Jeff served as dean of the School of Business and Economics and then as provost of the university. During his tenure as dean, Jeff led an initiative to launch and fund what became the Center for Faithful Business. Before serving at SPU, Jeff served as a partner in a national law firm.