TY - JOUR
T1 - Can We Take the Religion out of Religious Decision-Making? The Case of Quaker Business Method
AU - Muers, Rachel
AU - Burton, Nicholas
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - In this paper, we explore the philosophical and theological issues that arise when a ‘religious’ process of decision-making, which is normally taken to require specific theological commitments both for its successful use and for its coherent explanation, is transferred into ‘secular’ contexts in which such theological commitments are not shared. Using the example of Quaker Business Method, we show how such a move provokes new theological questions, as well as questions for management studies.
AB - In this paper, we explore the philosophical and theological issues that arise when a ‘religious’ process of decision-making, which is normally taken to require specific theological commitments both for its successful use and for its coherent explanation, is transferred into ‘secular’ contexts in which such theological commitments are not shared. Using the example of Quaker Business Method, we show how such a move provokes new theological questions, as well as questions for management studies.
KW - Quakerism
KW - Decision-making
KW - Religious truth-claims
U2 - 10.1007/s40926-018-0095-0
DO - 10.1007/s40926-018-0095-0
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 363
EP - 374
JO - Philosophy of Management
JF - Philosophy of Management
SN - 1740-3812
ER -