Islam is commonly depicted in the media as in conflict with the West, but the author shows how Muslims in Southeast Asia today are seeking to make the religion compatible with modern life. He reveals how capitalism and religion are converging in Indonesia as in other parts of the developing and developed world.Drawing on the author's personal experiences and observations at Indonesia's state-run steel factory, the book describes trainings, which are spreading across Southeast Asia and beyond. The book describes a program called Emotional and Spiritual Quotient (ESQ) that the author participated in over a two-year period, a training that reconfigures Islamic practice and history to make the religion compatible with principles for corporate success. Employing elaborate technology: sound, video, lighting and temperature to influence participants' spirituality and emotions ESQ seeks to achieve management's desired goals. The book offers an alternative to the commonly held view that religious practice serves as a means of resistance against modernization and neoliberalism.In Indonesia this focus on Islamic spirituality has resulted in a modification of an original pluralistic notion of citizenship reflected in the founding principle of pancasila that celebrates the ethnic and religious diversity of the population, to a more exclusive sense of belonging centered in an embrace of Islam.This book has particular importance, as it suggests how development of spirituality, not only in Indonesia, but throughout the world, may be used to enhance economic development. The author's innovative approach charts new avenues for future research on globalization, religion, and the predicaments of modern life.The book deploys vivid description, unusual in a non-fiction work. The language is remarkably free of jargon and convoluted syntax, especially refreshing in a scholarly work.