John Wesley, Compassionate Entrepreneur: A Wesleyan View of Business and Entrepreneurship
This article intends to identify and construct a Wesleyan perspective of business and entrepreneurship, drawing on how Wesley viewed and used business and entrepreneurship in relation to poverty in England, in order to identify helpful implications for the church which seeks to engage with poverty-r...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Sage
2021
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| In: |
Transformation
Anno: 2021, Volume: 38, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 105-123 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | KAH Età moderna KBF Isole Britanniche KDE Chiesa anglicana NCE Etica economica |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Economics
B Poverty B John Wesley B Work B Imprenditorialità B Business |
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| Riepilogo: | This article intends to identify and construct a Wesleyan perspective of business and entrepreneurship, drawing on how Wesley viewed and used business and entrepreneurship in relation to poverty in England, in order to identify helpful implications for the church which seeks to engage with poverty-related issues. Wesley did not repudiate or underestimate business and entrepreneurship in believers’ lives; rather, he provided believers with practical guidance and theological foundations for business and entrepreneurship particularly in the context of poverty. We argue that Wesley should be viewed as a compassionate entrepreneur—with the compassion of a liberator and the practice of an entrepreneur, as he encouraged believers to actively participate in economic activities, and recognized entrepreneurship as a sustainable and significant way to empower the poor. Wesley’s example challenges the church today as his case study serves as a radical and faithful application of biblical economic teachings on business and entrepreneurship. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/02653788211004644 |