Best Selling Business Author Turns a Critical Eye on Contemporary World Religions in "The New Enlightenment"

A Republican White House staff member, business executive, and established business and political author tackles the toxic relationship between doctrinal religion and politics; assesses the economic, management, and political failure of doctrinal religion; and prescribes a New Enlightenment as a step to peace and to renew mankind’s spiritual health. For a full description and to order the book, see: thenewenlightenmentbook.com.

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Cover of "The New Enlightenment" by Grady Means

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) January 8, 2010

Grady Means, best-selling author of both "MetaCapitalism" and "The Wisdom of the CEO", turns his relentless logic and constructively confrontational style from business to contemporary world religions. "The New Enlightenment" presents a compelling solution to the myriad of religious-based conflicts raging across the world today. By arguing for a New Enlightenment, Means reasons that religions should become more reasonable and come together to achieve their common goals of purpose and spiritual guidance. Reminiscent of the Enlightenment, Means uses language and ideas similar to 18th Century writers – including American founders such as Washington and Jefferson – to advise caution in mixing doctrinal religion with politics:

  •     Modern religions are not meeting the spiritual needs of mankind and need to be reformed.
  •     A business and economic model (Theonomics) can be helpful in explaining and predicting how and why modern religions are organized, packaged and marketed the way that they are.
  •     A return to Reason, similar to that during the first Enlightenment, is necessary to prevent continued religious conflict and cultural destruction.

Author Means comes to the conclusion that enduring religious, political and cultural peace must come from finding spiritual fulfillment through the human mind and soul. By shedding the traditional political and economic elements of organized religion that produce extremism, violence and war, all people can come together under the universal experience of human spirituality. With mankind’s long history of religious violence and escalating holy wars, The New Enlightenment has never been more needed.    

About the Author:

Over the past 40 years, Grady Means has served as a corporate consultant, a business manager, a government executive, a church leader, a writer, and a husband and parent. He built and managed several billion-dollar, consulting businesses, which developed global strategies for some of America's largest companies, as well as helping improve the management of large U.S. government programs. A Republican, he served in the White House and at the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, developing and reviewing government domestic policy programs, including those to deliver health care and to assist the poor. He served in lay leadership and board positions in his local Catholic parish and in global Catholic organizations. He has written numerous articles on U.S. domestic and foreign policy and corporate business strategy, and has authored several books on business and management.

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