2025 Theme: “Postmodern Idols in the Business Realm”
CBR invites Christian scholars and practitioners to submit articles for publication in our next issue. The deadline for a first complete draft with a maximum 200 word abstract is April 1, 2025.
The CBR serves to promote the integration of biblical truth into leadership practice by showcasing experiences, research, and original thinking by Christian scholars and practitioners. In the upcoming issue, we invite authors to ruminate on the theme of “Postmodern Idols in the Business Realm.”
As Tim Keller explains in his book Counterfeit Gods, an idol is “anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, and anything that you seek to give you what only God can give.” If idol worship permeates personal lives, it may well be endemic in the culture of organizations that are shaped by the wills, desires and practices of individuals.
We are all familiar (and comfortable) with the traditional role of business in culture and society – that being organizations that pursue profitability through meeting the needs and wants of consumers. How then are we to understand the emerging influence of postmodern ideologies that infuse corporations with a new sense of purpose – a purpose that transcends corporate responsibility and sustainability and moves into the realm of social (re)construction and cultural evolution?
In this issue of CBR, we want to explore the implications of intentional postmodern influences in business missions, visions, actions, and personas, and the compatibility or incompatibility of much of this dynamic with biblical business principles. These discussions can be around any number of topics, including:
• The identification and nature of postmodernism and its impacts on businesses and corporations
• Government mandates and policies that promote business practices that are non-biblical
• The fundamental reshaping of the business landscape with new technologies such as AI, etc. that project postmodern philosophies into the business realm
• The role of celebrity CEOs in reshaping business language and purpose
• The evolution of brand loyalty into “brand worship”
• The impact of postmodern ideologies on the flattening of corporate structures
• The emergence of brand influencers as cultural voices
Please submit your manuscript in accordance with the CBR publishers’ guidelines by emailing it to cbr@hc.edu and/or eliang@hc.edu. Thank you for your interest.