We have arranged the following recommended books under these categories:

Theological foundations
Ethics
Practicing faith in the workplace
Small-group guides
Annotated bibliographies
Periodicals

Theological foundations
Businesspeople can draw much insight from these biblical and historical works that build a theological framework for thinking about Christian faith in the workplace.

Addington, Thomas and Stephen Graves. The Cornerstone for Life at Work: Case for Character, Skill, Serving, and Calling. Nashville: Word, 1997.

Hardy, Lee. The Fabric of This World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice and the Design of Human Work. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990.

Novak, Michael. Business As Calling: Work and the Examined Life. New York: Free Press, 1996.

Ryken, Leland. Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker, 1995.

Stevens, R. Paul. The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective. Grand Rapid, Mich: Eerdmans, 1999.

Ethics
Here are our recommended books addressing the ethical challenges businesspeople face and some strategies we can use to meet them.

Chewning, Richard C., ed. Biblical Principles & Business: The Foundation. Colorado Springs: Navpress, 1989.

Frederick, Robert, ed. A Companion to Business Ethics. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.

Gill, David W. Becoming Good: Building Moral Character. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

Hill, Alexander. Just Business: Christian Ethics for the Marketplace. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

Nash, Laura L. Believers in Business: Resolving the Tensions Between Christian Faith, Business Ethics, Competition and Our Definition of Success. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1994.

Stackhouse, Max L., et. al. On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economics. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1995.

Stapleford, John E. Bulls, Bears & Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Practicing faith in the workplace
We need theoretical frameworks to help keep us oriented, but then we need to flesh them out in practical ways day to day.

Banks, Robert and R. Paul Stevens, eds. The Complete Book of Everyday Christianity: An A-to-Z Guide to Following Christ in Every Aspect of Life. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

Banks, Robert and Kimberly Powell, eds. Faith in Leadership: How Leaders Live Out Their Faith in Their Work — And Why it Matters. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Beckett, John D. Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity, 1998.

Burkett, Larry. Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.

Diehl, William E. The Monday Connection: On Being an Authentic Christian in a Weekday World. New York: Harper, 1991.

Graves, Stephen R. and Thomas G. Addington. The Fourth Frontier: Exploring the New World of Work. Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000.

Guinness, Os. The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Nashville: Word Publishing, 1998.

Nash, Laura L. and Scotty McLennan. Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing Business Values with Christian Life. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

Veith, Gene Edward Jr. God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2002.

Zigarelli, Michael A. Christianity 9 to 5: Living Your Faith at Work. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press, 1998.

Small-group guides
Participating in a small group of fellow students or colleagues can enrich us immeasurably for Christian life in the business world.

Kilgore, Randy. Thirty Moments Christians Face in the Marketplace, vols. 1-3, and Leader's Guides. Boston: Marketplace Network, Inc., 2000-2001.

Patterson, Ben. Work: Serving God by What We Do. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1994.

Stevens, R. Paul and Gerry Schoberg. Satisfying Work: Christian Living From Nine to Five. Wheaton: Ill.: Harold Shaw Publications, 1989.

Annotated bibliographies
What books have we skipped here? Not only are the following two books more comprehensive than this selected list, but they offer summaries and comment as well.

Hammond, Pete, R. Paul Stevens, and Todd Svanoe. The Marketplace Annotated Bibliography: A Christian Guide to Books on Work, Business and Vocation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Kilgore, Randy. A Review of Books for Marketplace Christians. Boston: Marketplace Network, 2001.

Periodicals
A couple newsletters are especially useful, addressing the current climate facing Christian businesspeople and offering an ongoing resource.

Ethix
The bi-monthly bulletin of the Institute for Business, Ethics, & Technology. Selections from the current issue are available online.

Laynet
Contact the Coalition for Ministry in Daily Life, (770) 513-1020.

We hope you find these additional resources helpful. (Our thanks to the Mockler Center for help in contributing to this list.)