Archive for 'Preston'
Personal Reflections on Stewardship
Stewardship… Ahh yes, stewardship. Kind of a loaded word. For some, it is a Christian code word for financial donations to one’s local church. “We’re focusing on stewardship this month” strikes fear of church elders making awkward home visits, haranguing sermons and complicated Treasurer reports. For others, stewardship is assumed to be creation care. “We [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2009 under King's Faculty, Preston.
Tags: stewardship
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An Alberta Rant
So, I’m fed up with winter and have no desire to sit inside and write a blog post. Instead, I went outside and tried to record one. Here ya go… This post was recorded by Gordon Preston, Associate Professor of Commerce and Management at The King’s University College.
Posted: March 21st, 2009 under King's Faculty, Preston.
Tags: alberta, cold, edmonton, global warming, snow
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The Empire has No Clothes
In Hans Christian Anderson’s 1837 fairy tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes, a ruler is duped by a couple of fraudsters into paying for, and then processing through town in, clothes invisible to the foolish and unworthy. These magical tailors sew together a scenario in which the few members of society’s privileged class must decide between [...]
Posted: February 25th, 2009 under King's Faculty, Preston.
Tags: consumption, economy
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Business and Environmentalism – Frightening
I recall a Greenpeace volunteer once coming to my front door soliciting funds. I thanked her and told her that I already supported an environmental organization so won’t be donating. She looked at my long hair, beard, Birkenstocks and replied that “we” were all in this together and it was great I was supporting the [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2009 under King's Faculty, Preston.
Tags: Business, environmentalism, Integration, Reductionism
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