SOCA02H3 Final: FAITH AT WORK NOTES FOR FINAL EXAM
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Msl: reading 46: faith at work - russell shorto (p. 516 526) It opened as a christina financial institution with a bible buried in the foundation and the words in god we trust engraved in the cornerstone. 18 months after opening, deposits jumped from million to more than million. It is one of the fastest growing start-up banks in the state: people say that jesus christ has blessed them because they are obedient to his will. Jesus told them to take his word out and of the church and bring it to where people interact: the marketplace. Ripka says he sometimes slips and says to people, come on over to the church i mean the bank. Thousands of businesses and other entities, from one-man operations to global corporations to divisions of the federal government, have made room for christianity on the job, and in some cases have oriented themselves completely around christian precepts.
