The Spirit of Conscious Capitalism: Contributions of World Religions and Spiritualities (Ethical Economy, 63)

Foreword
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
	1.1 Structure of the Volume
	1.2 Part I – Religion and Capitalism: An Overview
	1.3 Part II – Theistic Religions and Conscious Capitalism
	1.4 Part III – Non-Theistic Spiritualities and Conscious Capitalism
	1.5 Part IV – Further Thoughts
	1.6 Conclusion: Keeping What Ought To Be and What Is in Dialogue
	References
Part I: Religion and Capitalism: An Overview
	Chapter 2: Can Capitalism Be Conscious of Anything But Itself? Gnosticism, Attention, and Persuasive Technologies
		2.1 What the Hell Is Water?
		2.2 Conscious Capitalism
		2.3 The “Harder” Problem of Consciousness
		2.4 Affective Capitalism
		2.5 Capitalism as a Religion?
		2.6 “Capitalism,” “Gnosticism,” and the Religion of the Elsewhere Uncommitted
		2.7 Concluding Reflections
		References
	Chapter 3: Religion and the Spirit of Capitalism. Remarks to the Function of Religion in Modern Societies
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 The Spirit of Capitalism and Its Religious Roots
		3.3 Between Religious Socialism and Conscious Capitalism, or: Ways Out of the Iron Cages of Modern Rationality
		3.4 Religion, Economy and Modern Society
		References
	Chapter 4: The Responsible Leader
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 The Challenges of Co-implication
		4.3 Conscious Leadership
		4.4 Bonhoeffer and Responsibility
		4.5 Bonhoeffer, Mackey and Sisodia, and “Ted”
		4.6 Closing Thoughts
		References
Part II: Theistic Religions and Conscious Capitalism
	Chapter 5: The Emergence of Next Stage Capitalism and the Need for a Broadened Conception of Jewish Business Ethics
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Business as a Human Enterprise
			5.2.1 Next Stage Capitalism in Practice
			5.2.2 Scammers, Fantasists, or Experimentalists
		5.3 Jewish Business Ethics as a Constructive Project
			5.3.1 Towards a Constructivist Jewish Business Ethics
			5.3.2 A Better Metaphor: Business Is More Like a Covenant Than a Family
			5.3.3 Bringing the Value of Hesed or Kindness into Business: The Case of Aaron Feuerstein
			5.3.4 Sabbath Consciousness as an Ethical Accomplishment
		5.4 Is There Human Meaning Independent of the Sacred?
		5.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 6: Interest, Disinterestedness, and Pragmatic Interestedness: Jewish Contributions to the Search for a Moral Economic Vision
		6.1 Introduction: The Dialectics of Pragmatic Interestedness and Disinterestedness
			6.1.1 Pragmatic Interestedness (PI) Versus Disinterestedness (DI)
		6.2 Modern Secularizations of Agape and the Marginalization of Pragmatic Interestedness
			6.2.1 Politics of Love and Its Discontents: “The Modern World Is Full of the Old Christian Virtues Gone Mad”
			6.2.2 Political Theology and Modern Secularizations of Agape
			6.2.3 Communism and Sentientism as Secularizations of Agape
				6.2.3.1 Communism as a Secularization of Agape
				6.2.3.2 Sentientism as a Secularization of Agape
			6.2.4 Why Both Marx and Singer’s Approaches Marginalize Pragmatic Interestedness
		6.3 Pragmatic Interestedness in Early Jewish Tradition
			6.3.1 Interest and Its Discontents
			6.3.2 Moral Values, Human Needs, and Transactions
			6.3.3 The Value of Compromise and the Possibility of Substitute Monetary Compensation
			6.3.4 Trust, Responsibility, and the Role of Economic Considerations
		6.4 Can Pragmatic Interestedness Contribute to the Idea of Conscious Capitalism?
		6.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 7: Sabbatical Consciousness: The Jewish Leisure Ethic as an Antidote to Conspicuous Consumption
		7.1 Introduction
		7.2 The Jewish Ethic of Necessary Leisure
		7.3 The Necessity of an Ethic of Necessary Leisure
		7.4 The Ethical Implications of a Jewish Ethic of Leisure
		7.5 The Underlying Theology Implicit in the Ethic of Necessary Leisure
		7.6 Necessary Leisure and Conscious Capitalism
	Chapter 8: The Sabbatical Paradigm Shift
		8.1 Introduction: Connecting Normative and Narrative
		8.2 Why Seven?
		8.3 Bad Years After Good
		8.4 The Antidote to Egypt
		8.5 From Gathering to Ingathering: Shmita, Shabbat – And the Memory of Manna
		8.6 Shavuot, Manna, Torah and Shmita: Tying It All Together
		8.7 Where to from Here? Concluding Thoughts
	Chapter 9: Conscious Capitalism from a Christian Worldview Lens
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 Christian World View and Capitalism: The Nature of Work
		9.3 Inventory of Christian Worldview Business Practices
			9.3.1 Introduction to Conscious Capitalism
			9.3.2 Analysis of Conscious Capitalism from a Christian Worldview
		9.4 Case Study Examples of CC Attributes with Christian Worldview Commentary and Analysis
		9.5 Conclusions and Future of Conscious Capitalism from a Christian Worldview
		References
	Chapter 10: Wealth as the Path to Heaven or Hell: A Latter-day Saint Perspective on the Spirit of Conscious Capitalism
		10.1 Introduction: The Role of Economic Activity
		10.2 Zion Society in Context: A Review of the Spirit of Conscious Capitalism and Related Constructs
		10.3 Zion Society and the Spirit of Conscious Capitalism in a Christian Context
		10.4 Exaltation: The Hope of Heaven
		10.5 Zion
		10.6 Babylon Society
		10.7 The Deciding Factor: God or Mammon
			10.7.1 Infinite Increase and the Environment
			10.7.2 Zion and the Non-believer
			10.7.3 On the Path Toward Zion
		10.8 Conclusion: Implications for Modern Business
		References
	Chapter 11: Christianity and Conscious Capitalism
		11.1 Introduction
		11.2 Christian Principles/Teachings Relevant to Conscious Capitalism
			11.2.1 “The Fall” and Its Effects on Human Nature
			11.2.2 The Inner Struggle of Man (Concupiscence)
			11.2.3 Sins vs. Sin as a Principle
			11.2.4 The Sinner (The “Old Man”/Heritage from Adam
			11.2.5 Repentance/Recognition of Wrongdoing
			11.2.6 Christian Solution to Human Problem/Inner Struggle
			11.2.7 God’s Love for Mankind and the Command to Love One Another
			11.2.8 The Holy Spirit
			11.2.9 The New Life/Person in Christ
		11.3 Viewing Conscious Capitalism from a Christian Framework
			11.3.1 Stakeholders
			11.3.2 The “Higher Purposes” of Conscious Capitalism Viewed from Christianity
			11.3.3 Christianity and the Existential Quest for Meaning in the Organizational Life
			11.3.4 Man’s Fallibility and How It Affects Execution of Conscious Capitalism
			11.3.5 Apart from Christ, the Ideals of Conscious Capitalism Cannot Be Fully Achieved
		11.4 Executing Conscious Capitalism from a Christian Framework
			11.4.1 Overcoming Self-Interest Pursuits that Undermine the Altruistic Values of Conscious Capitalism
			11.4.2 Empathy and Conscious Capitalism vs. the Christian Stance
			11.4.3 Christian Servant Leadership Style
			11.4.4 Christianity and Economics
			11.4.5 Conscious Capitalism and a Focus Beyond Commodity-Based Exchanges
			11.4.6 Social Justice and Christianity
		11.5 Non-Christian Stakeholders
			11.5.1 Achieving Harmony Amongst Stakeholders
			11.5.2 The Call for Greater Stakeholder Interdependencies
		11.6 The Practicality of Conscious Capitalism from a Christian Standpoint
			11.6.1 How Practical Is It to Implement Conscious Capitalism in Today’s Society?
			11.6.2 Challenges of Organizational Growth
			11.6.3 The Role of Christianity in Enhancing Contemporary Organizational Practices
		11.7 Conclusion
		Glossary
		References
	Chapter 12: The Christian Contribution to Conscious Capitalism
		12.1 Introduction
		12.2 Market and Institutional Conditions: Necessary But Not Sufficient
		12.3 The Ethical and Relational Dimension of Market Activities
		12.4 The Role of Religion in Strengthening the Ethical and Relational Dimension of Economic Actions
		12.5 Does Christian Faith Provide an Additional Enlargement and Reinforcement to the Ethical and Relational Capacities of Human Beings?
		12.6 Universal Ethical Principles of Christianity in the Economic Field
		12.7 Some Specific Christian Relational Practices in the Economic and Business Field
		12.8 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 13: Conscious Capitalism and Orthodoxy
		13.1 Introduction: A Brief Outline of Capitalism, Communism, and Socialism
		13.2 Principles and Concepts of Christianity
		13.3 Orthodoxy
		13.4 The Orthodox Church and Wealth
		13.5 The Concept of Conscious Capitalism (CC)
		13.6 Conscious Capitalism and Orthodoxy
		13.7 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 14: Conscious Capitalism and Islam: Convergence and Divergence
		14.1 Introduction
		14.2 Conscious Capitalism
		14.3 Conscious Capitalism and Islam
			14.3.1 Business Orientation
			14.3.2 Business Perspective
		14.4 Conscious Capitalism and Islam: Convergence and Divergence
			14.4.1 Fairness and Justice
			14.4.2 Rendering to the Stakeholders Their Due
			14.4.3 Competition and Cooperation (Ta’āwun)
			14.4.4 Anti-concentration and Spreading Ownership of Capital
			14.4.5 Higher Purpose as Part of a Distinct World View
			14.4.6 Transformational Potential of Human Beings
			14.4.7 Harmonizing the Role of the Private Sector and the Government
			14.4.8 Conscious Capitalism Is Still Capitalism
		14.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 15: Islam and Conscious Capitalism
		15.1 Introduction
		15.2 Islam: A Path to the New Human Condition
			15.2.1 The Individual in Islam
			15.2.2 The Islamic Legal System
			15.2.3 Socio-Economic Configuration in Islam and Economic Instruments
		15.3 Principles and Values of Islamic Economy
		15.4 Elements of Convergence Between Conscious Capitalism and the Values and Precepts of Islam
		15.5 Critical Analysis
		15.6 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 16: Unpacking Conscious Capitalism: An Islamic Perspective
		16.1 Introduction
		16.2 Overview of Islam
		16.3 Converging Ideals and Values Between Conscious Capitalism and Islamic Principles
			16.3.1 Higher Purpose
			16.3.2 Stakeholder Integration
			16.3.3 Conscious Leadership
			16.3.4 Conscious Culture
		16.4 Conscious Capitalism and Islam: Convergent but Different
			16.4.1 The Level of Analysis
			16.4.2 Worldviews
			16.4.3 Stakeholder Salience: Who Really Counts Most?
			16.4.4 The Reason for Action
		16.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 17: A Baháʼí Perspective on Conscious Capitalism: Working for Individual, Organizational, and Systemic Transformation
		17.1 Introduction
		17.2 The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
		17.3 Bahá’í Perspective: Individual and Organizational Level
			17.3.1 Individual Level
			17.3.2 Organizational Level
		17.4 Putting Principles Into Practice: Two Case Studies
		17.5 Bahá’í Perspective: Systemic Level
		17.6 Conclusion
		References
PART III: Non-theistic Spiritualities, Indigenous Spiritualities, and Conscious Capitalism
	Chapter 18: Buddhist Economics: The Global View
		18.1 Introduction
		18.2 The Market System
			18.2.1 Profit and Loss
			18.2.2 Consumption and Production
		18.3 Conscious Capitalism from the Buddhist Perspective Is Ethically Conscious Capitalism
			18.3.1 Buddhism, Profit Limitation, and Poverty
			18.3.2 Conscious Production and Consumption
		18.4 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 19: Buddhist Economics: A Guide to Creating an Equitable, Sustainable, Caring Market Economy
		19.1 Introduction
		19.2 Country Policies Drive Inequality and Carbon Emissions
		19.3 Higher Inequality Reduces Both Individual and National Well-being
		19.4 Inequality Also Drives Carbon Emissions Within and Across Nations
		19.5 Living Mindfully and Ethically
		19.6 How Corporations Can Contribute to the Holistic Economy
		19.7 National Policies to Create an Equitable, Sustainable, Caring Economy
		19.8 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 20: Māori Perspectives on Conscious Capitalism
		20.1 Introduction
		20.2 Māori Values
		20.3 Māori Values in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand
		20.4 Nuka—A Case Study of the Tensions of Reconciling Environmental Protection with Business Imperatives
			20.4.1 Valuing Nature: What’s the Use?
			20.4.2 Ngā wā o mua—Knowing Our Place
			20.4.3 Ināianei—Losing Our Place
			20.4.4 Āpōpō—Finding Our Way Back
		20.5 Manahau: Toward a Māori Theory of Value
		20.6 Conclusion
		Glossary of Māori Words
		References
	Chapter 21: The Maya and Conscious Capitalism: Indigenous American Integration, Neutralism, and Resistance
		21.1 Introduction: Thought Questions
		21.2 Pre-European Contact of Indigenous Mesoamerica and Pre-Capitalism
		21.3 Colonial Indigenous Latin America and Early Capitalism
		21.4 Indigenous Perspectives, Modern Maya Wage-Work, and Capitalism
		21.5 Hybrid Indigenous American Conscious Capitalisms
			21.5.1 Are Conscious Capitalism Higher Purposes Consistent with Maya Religious/Spiritual Perspectives?
			21.5.2 Can Maya Spiritualities Contribute to the Existential Quest for Meaning in Modern Capitalistic Driven Life?
			21.5.3 Conscious Capitalism Implies That Its Leaders Can Move Beyond Self-Interest. Can Conscious Capitalistic Empathy Approximate the Reciprocity Exhibited Within Maya Spirituality?
			21.5.4 Is Conscious Capitalism Consistent with Traditional Maya Leadership?
			21.5.5 Is Conscious Capitalism Complimentary to Indigenous Worldviews and Practical to Implement?
		21.6 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 22: A Meaningful Participatory Model of Conscious Leadership: Cultivating Spiritual Intelligence for Conscious Capitalism
		22.1 Introduction
		22.2 Conscious Leadership According to Mackey and Sisodia
		22.3 Scientific Empiricism and SQ
		22.4 Participatory Thought and SQ
		22.5 A Meaningful Participatory Model of Conscious Leadership
			22.5.1 Structure
			22.5.2 Pattern of Organization
			22.5.3 Process
		22.6 Conclusion
		References
Part IV: Further Thoughts
	Chapter 23: The Philosophical and Spiritual/Religious Quest for an Encompassing Compassion in the Organizational Life: A Different Outlook on Conscious Capitalism
		23.1 Introduction
		23.2 The Organizational Loci of the Encompassing Compassion
		23.3 The Philosophical Path to Encompassing Compassion
		23.4 The Spiritual/Religious Path Toward an Encompassing Compassion
			23.4.1 Compassion and the Pastness of the Present (Retroactive Compassion)
			23.4.2 Compassion and the Presentness of the Present (Effective Compassion)
			23.4.3 Compassion and the Futureness of the Present (Anticipatory Compassion)
		23.5 The Encompassing Compassion as a Higher Purpose for Conscious Capitalism
		23.6 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 24: A Modest Proposal for More Kindness in Business
		24.1 Introduction
		24.2 Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations
			24.2.1 An Academic Theory That Worked Beyond Anyone’s Wildest Dreams
			24.2.2 What Went Wrong with Capitalism?
		24.3 Why Kindness Has Become So Vital for Next Stage Capitalists
		24.4 Varieties of Kindness in Business
			24.4.1 Dutiful Kindness
			24.4.2 Strategic Kindness
			24.4.3 Kindness for the Sake of Kindness
			24.4.4 Limitations of a Kindness Agenda in Business
		24.5 Conclusion
		References
Correction to: Unpacking Conscious Capitalism: An Islamic Perspective
	Correction to: Chapter 16 in: M. Dion, M. Pava (eds.), The Spirit of Conscious Capitalism, Ethical Economy 63, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10204-2_16
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