Faith at work - the future

“The attitude seems to be, if you have a faith, leave it at home and pick up the pieces later.” But he believes that that position will become untenable, particularly for employers. “Pretty well all the major board-rooms will have to consider the effects of religion on their business and operations in the next phase,” he says. “I think the religious debate has only just begun, almost like the 15th and 16th century, as the central topic of discussion throughout the world and the business community. Why is that? It is partly driven by a clear view that Islam has that there is no separation between the work that you do and the work of God. It is one seamless world. In many ways that is true for Christians as well.”

Ken Costa