ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book summarizes the orientation of evangelical Christian business executives. It presents three models—constant, transformational, and evolving—of what it means for evangelical Christians to run a business. The book focuses on two corporations, Covenant Transport, Inc. and R. B. Pamplin Corp., continually managed with a religious-orientation from their founding to the present day. It focuses on an entire corporation's culture and its goals and achievements through the leadership provided by those at the top of an organization. The book focuses on the reconceptualization on the goals and stakeholders of modern business corporations. It also focuses on evangelical Christians who founded or led American business corporations. The book examines how senior executives brought evangelical Christianity into their businesses, particularly those who sought to guide their firms through their religious faith and values.
