Business across Religious Traditions

Recent Event

Bill George, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, presented "The Role of Your Faith in Global Capitalism: Does It Have a Place?" The talk, held February 1 at the Harvard Faculty Club in New York City, was moderated by Ronald F. Thiemann, Bussey Professor of Theology at HDS and director of the Business across Religious Traditions seminars. View this event online, or view a slideshow of images from the event below.

Photos by Wendy Barrows.

About BART

Throughout history, economics and religion have been inextricably linked. Today, globalism and religious pluralism are facts of life. Enterprise, invention, and the complexities of faith create synergies. Around the world, religious traditions shape the perceptions of consumers and guide corporate decision making.

Drawing on Harvard Divinity School's distinguished tradition of comparative studies in religion and the resources of one of the world's leading research universities, the Business across Religious Traditions (BART) seminars bring together professionals who share an interest in the relationships between religion and business, exploring the challenges and opportunities of globalism and pluralism in the twenty-first century, and provide participants with information about specific religions and religious practices to help deepen their understanding of the opportunities and challenges of global capitalism in a variety of cultural and geopolitical contexts.

The BART seminars are made possible through the generosity and vision of H. Bruce McEver, Harvard MBA '69.