The Puritan Gift

Author : Kenneth Hopper
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 : 9781850434191
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritan Gift written by Kenneth Hopper and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2007-02-23 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Financial Times Top Ten Business Book of 2007! The Puritan Gift traces the origins and the characteristics of American managerial culture which, in the course of three centuries, would turn a group of small colonies into the greatest economic and political power on earth. It was the Protestant ethic whose characteristics--thrift, a respect for enquiry, individualism tempered by a need to cooperate, success as a measure of divine approval--helped to create the conditions which led to America's managerial and corporate success. Thus, the authors contend, the drive, energy and acceptance of innovation, competition, growth and social mobility, all have their origins in the discipline and ethos of America's first wave of European immigrants: the Puritans. And, the authors warn, as Americans distance themselves from core values which produced their nineteenth and twentieth century business and economic successes, they endanger the basis for their prosperity and security.

Author : Kenneth Hopper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritan Gift written by Kenneth Hopper and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kenneth Hopper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857730185
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritan Gift written by Kenneth Hopper and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where does the Protestant work ethic come from? And how did America achieve such dominance in management for so long? "The Puritan Gift" traces the origins and the characteristics of American managerial culture which, in the course of three centuries, turned a group of small colonies into the greatest economic and political power on earth. It argues that the drive, energy and acceptance of innovation, competition, growth and social mobility, all of which lie at the root of America's management culture, have their origins in the discipline and ethos of America's first wave of European immigrants: the Puritans.And, the authors warn, as Americans distance themselves from the core values which produced their business and economic successes during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, they put their future prosperity and security at risk. This is an original exploration of the dramatic and far-reaching consequences of the Puritans' 'gift' to America - the ethos which produced the early success of America and what came to be known as the American dream.

Author : Kenneth Hopper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857715976
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritan Gift written by Kenneth Hopper and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02-23 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where does the Protestant work ethic come from? And how did America achieve such dominance in management for so long? "The Puritan Gift" traces the origins and the characteristics of American managerial culture which, in the course of three centuries, turned a group of small colonies into the greatest economic and political power on earth. It argues that the drive, energy and acceptance of innovation, competition, growth and social mobility, all of which lie at the root of America's management culture, have their origins in the discipline and ethos of America's first wave of European immigrants: the Puritans.And, the authors warn, as Americans distance themselves from the core values which produced their business and economic successes during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, they put their future prosperity and security at risk. This is an original exploration of the dramatic and far-reaching consequences of the Puritans' 'gift' to America - the ethos which produced the early success of America and what came to be known as the American dream.

Author : David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Publisher : Banner of Truth
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritans written by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by Banner of Truth. This book was released on 1987 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together, for the first time, the addresses given by Dr Lloyd-Jones at the Puritan Studies and Westminster Conferences between 1959 and 1978.

Author : Alden T. Vaughan
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9780874518528
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritan Tradition in America, 1620-1730 written by Alden T. Vaughan and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1972 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic documentary collection on New England's Puritan roots is once again available, with new material.

Author : Iain H. Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848714786
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritan Hope: Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy written by Iain H. Murray and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sacvan Bercovitch
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300021172
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puritan Origins of the American Self written by Sacvan Bercovitch and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Errata slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author : Joel R. Beeke
Publisher : Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN 13 : 1601782217
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encouragement for Today’s Pastors written by Joel R. Beeke and published by Reformation Heritage Books. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scriptures advise us to learn from examples of faithful ministers (Heb. 13:7). The Puritans were a group of such ministers whose teaching and living can be particularly encouraging to troubled and discouraged pastors today. They were steadfast in adhering to Scripture as the Word of God, in confessing the great truths of the Reformed faith, and in applying sound doctrine to the problems of life in an age and culture nearly as challenging as our own. In Encouragement for Today's Pastors, Joel R. Beeke and Terry D. Slachter examine the writings of these pastors of a bygone era consider how they can help struggling pastors today. Here pastors will find a helping hand, reminding them of the importance of cultivating personal piety, resting in God's sovereignty recovering clarity in their calling, discovering means of support God provided, recognizing the dignity of their office, and taking comfort in grace and glory to come. Table of Contents: Part One: Piety 1. Zeal for the Ministry of the Word 2. ‘In Sweet Communion, Lord, with Thee’ 3. Encouraged by God’s Promises Part Two: Sovereignty 4. God Gives the Increase 5. Submission to God’s Will Part Three: Clarity 6. Taking Heed to Doctrine 7. Practicing What Is Preached 8. The Calling of the Shepherd Part Four: Creativity and Community 9. History and Science 10. The Communion of Saints 11. A Cloud of Witness Part Five: Dignity 12. ‘One among a Thousand’ 13. Doing the Work of Angels 14. The Urgency and Importance of Preaching the Word Part Six: Eternity 15. The Reward of Grace 16. The Glories of Heaven

Author : James Innell Packer
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 9780891078197
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Quest for Godliness written by James Innell Packer and published by Crossway. This book was released on 1994 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the teachings and beliefs of the Puritans, and calls today's Christians to follow their example of spiritual maturity.