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In Management and the Gospel, Dyck's provocative and persuasive research reveals the world of first-century management, reinterpreting the teaching of Jesus through that lens, with implications for managers today. A serious read, calling us to ponder the possibilities and responsibilities of management today. - Walter C. Wright, Jr., author of Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Leadership Service, Max De Pree Center for Leadership, USA This revolutionary new volume is an important work that scholars seriously interested in the historical, sociological and spiritual foundations of management will not be able to ignore. Connecting this kind of systematic, scholarly book to practical issues is a major challenge for any author, but Dyck has done so in a powerful, convincing and useful way. - Tom Lawrence, Simon Fraser University, Canada This book brings together the study of management, business ethics, and theology in a scholarly yet accessible way. It is an outstanding achievement that all of us involved in those fields need to take account of. - C.R. (Bob) Hinings, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta This well-documented work is a worthy addition to Lukan studies, and not least to management alternatives in the twenty-first century. Every member of an organization (oikos), from a small family unit to a large corporation, should read this book. V. George Shillington, Author, 'An Introduction to the Study of Luke-Acts' Professor Emeritus, Canadian Mennonite University, Canada Dr. Bruno Dyck has delivered a provocative and compelling alternative to traditional interpretations of Luke's relevance to work and business. Whether readers end up agreeing with Bruno's perspective or not, they will surely have benefitted from reading an engaging and well-supported critical evaluation of dominant perspectives that just might change their way of thinking and acting. - Mitchell Neubert, Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in

In Management and the Gospel, Dyck's provocative and persuasive research reveals the world of first-century management, reinterpreting the teaching of Jesus through that lens, with implications for managers today. A serious read, calling us to ponder the possibilities and responsibilities of management today. - Walter C. Wright, Jr., author of Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Leadership Service, Max De Pree Center for Leadership, USA This revolutionary new volume is an important work that scholars seriously interested in the historical, sociological and spiritual foundations of management will not be able to ignore. Connecting this kind of systematic, scholarly book to practical issues is a major challenge for any author, but Dyck has done so in a powerful, convincing and useful way. - Tom Lawrence, Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada This book brings together the study of management, business ethics, and theology in a scholarly yet accessible way. It is an outstanding achievement that all of us involved in those fields need to take account of. - C.R. (Bob) Hinings, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, Canada This well-documented work is a worthy addition to Lukan studies, and not least to management alternatives in the twenty-first century. Every member of an organization (oikos), from a small family unit to a large corporation, should read this book. - V. George Shillington, Author, An Introduction to the Study of Luke-Acts; Professor Emeritus, Canadian Mennonite University, Canada Dr. Bruno Dyck has delivered a provocative and compelling alternative to traditional interpretations of Luke's relevance to work and business. Whether readers end up agreeing with Bruno's perspective or not, they will surely have benefitted from reading an engaging and well-supported critical evaluation of dominant perspectives that just might change their way of thinking and acting. - Mitchell Neubert, Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business, Baylo

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Bruno Dyck is Professor in the Department of Business Administration in the I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba, Canada.

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