Next, the essay will tackle the implications of a Hindu-Catholic spirituality of work for business ethics. The interreligious analysis will demonstrate that as far as BG and CST are concerned, spirituality of work can be a unifying force, a locus for cross-cultural dialogue, and a bridge between different beliefs. These themes will serve as analytical elements that will frame an interreligious spirituality of work from the two points of view. A discussion on major themes in CST that resonate with BG’s teachings on work will follow. The paper will analyze salient ideas and relevant passages in the text that tackle the religio-spiritual significance of our daily engagement in the world through paid work from a Hindu perspective. It will begin by exploring a Hindu spirituality of work based on BG. Similarities and differences between the texts under consideration will be examined, but such examination will be limited to the most critical and relevant points. In as much as the focus of this study is spirituality of work, it does not present an in-depth and comprehensive comparison of Hindu and Catholic religions. It considers the normative / doctrinal teachings on human work in Bhagavadgita (BG) and Catholic Social Teaching (CST). This essay is an interreligious study of spirituality of work and its implications for business ethics. We close the paper by reflecting on the importance of the topic and yet the dangers inherent in appearing to trivialise its nature. In particular, we seek to show how the way in which 'spirituality' is conceived and constructed directly affects decisions related to methodological choice and (ultimately) to research design itself. This paper attempts a preliminary critical review of the field with a special emphasis on the issues it raises for the researcher. Sometimes this seems to be deliberately espoused but sometimes it is more hidden. In essence, we find the predominant objectives behind the research to be highly instrumental. Another aspect refers to the motives and drivers behind the study of workplace spirituality and the search for 'higher meaning'. One aspect relates to the apparent ambiguity relating to the term 'spirituality' in itself and, especially, in comparison to the use of the word 'religion'. However, we find at least two areas of this work so far to be problematic. The notion of spirituality at work has been an increasing focus of attention in the academic literature over the last 10 years or so, with several special editions of journals being dedicated to the topic. In this paper we begin to address the topic of researching spirituality in the workplace.
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