Book Review: Business For the Glory of God: The Bible's Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business

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Business For the Glory of God: The Bible's Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business

By Wayne Grudem

2021/96 pages

Business for the Glory of God is a small handbook of under 100 pages that sets out to prove

that business is fundamentally good and is glorifying to God. The author, Wayne Grudem,

covers 11 aspects of business activity that include Ownership, Productivity, Employment,

Commercial Transactions, Profit, Money, Inequality of possessions, Competition, Borrowing

and Lending, Attitudes of the heart and Effects on world poverty. As he goes through these

aspects of business, he offers a good number of Biblical examples of business transactions,

the laws given in the Old Testament and the teachings of Christ to steer the reader away

from the negative connotations sometimes associated with these aspects of business.

If you find it hard to see business in any way coming from God or glorifying His Name, this

is a great short book, as it is clear and easy to read. Grudem makes easy work of using the

Bible to cover all aspects of business. He draws examples for his arguments using Western,

industrialised ideas about business and hasn’t seemed to consider other cultures or life

situations, claiming that subsistence living cannot be glorifying to God. He also stays away

from giving examples of where a business can improve its practices or where a business.

often fall short of the perfection God requires.

This is a good book to learn how business is fundamentally good and glorying to God, but is

probably best used as a handbook, rather than a comprehensive guide for how to shape

your business according to the gospel.

Tim de Haan, Busselton

 

This book review was organised by Pro Ecclesia Bookshop in conjunction with Women’s League. This book is available from Pro Ecclesia bookshop, Armadale;  Providence Christian books, Albany; (and Rockingham on request).   Book reviews may also be accessed on our website https://frca.org.au/womensleague/