Lake Lambert, author of the new book, Spirituality, Inc., speaks to BiblEconomy about the growing trend to bring spirituality into the workplace. The professor of religion shares his favorite economic lessons from the Bible. Who is the model of a visionary and gifted manager? Do the Bible’s teachings encourage capitalism or socialism?
What did you set out [...]

That’s what the  new book, “Spirituality, Inc.” by Lake Lambert III explores. In a Wall Street Journal Review :
… Lake Lambert III explains in “Spirituality, Inc.,” religious faith is on display in American business as perhaps never before, from Tyson Foods’ “workplace chaplains [who] roam the corporate halls and processing floors” to the never-open-on-Sunday Chick-fil-A’s [...]

In Exodus Chapter 16, we find the Children of Israel wandering through the “Seen” desert, and they were none too happy with Moses and Aaron. They were famished and complained loudly that they might as well have died back in Egypt, rather than starve to death in the wilderness.  Still possessing a slave mentality, they weren’t accustomed to [...]

Check out article on CNN.com examining the prosperity gospel, or in other words, that God rewards his faithful with both spiritual and financial gifts. It opens with a discussion of Jesus’ financial portfolio.
Rev. C. Thomas Anderson, senior pastor of the Living Word Bible Church in Mesa, Arizona, says Jesus couldn’t have been poor because he [...]

We’ve all heard about the mental benefits of prayer. Now, a new book claims even atheists can enjoy those benefits, which include a brain power boost. Andrew Newberg in “How God Changes Your Brain” reports:
…brain scanners show that intense meditation alters our gray matter, strengthening regions that focus the mind and foster compassion while calming those linked [...]

One heartbreaking unintended consequence of a good-intentioned policy. Yes, cash for clunkers is helping some who otherwise might not be able to afford a new car. But by demolishing their old cars, the government is leaving the most needy wanting.
The California faith-based homeless shelter, Mission Solano, is calling on the Obama Administration and both houses of Congress [...]

Sunday’s New York Times takes a look at the Fort Worth based “prosperity gospel” and its preachers Kenneth and Gloria Copeland who delight ”the crowd with anecdotes about the luxurious lives they had attained by following the Word of God.”
Private airplanes and boats. A motorcycle sent by an anonymous supporter. Vacations in Hawaii and cruises in Alaska. [...]

The New York Times takes a look at former bad boy skateboarders who’ve now found faith, and its impact on their careers.

In his book, Predictably Irrational, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely describes a study he and colleagues conducted which found that recalling the Ten Commandments right before an exam discouraged students from cheating.
…what a miracle the Ten Commandments had wrought! We didn’t even remind our participants what the Commandments were - we just asked each participant [...]

Pope Benedict offers a 79-point list of problems and recommendations on the economic crisis, drawing from previous popes and the Bible.  Philly Inquirer seeks financial book author comments.