A Theory for Preparing Students to Maintain Integration of Christian Faith and Business While Starting Careers

Abstract

This paper proposes a theory for addressing the challenge of preparing students to maintain integration of faith with business while starting careers. In so doing, it synthesizes ideas from qualitative literature regarding what to teach and how to teach it in order to address this challenge and then attaches these syntheses to propositions imported from other fields. Ultimately, the paper suggests a simple way into the concept of worldview and a demonstration-based approach in academic classrooms. Finally, the paper combines propositions, develops hypotheses and describes a simple empirical test with promising results.