Abstract
“It’s not personal, it’s business.” The divided life, or compartmentalization, poses a serious threat to virtuous work in business. When one’s identity is split into distinct spheres of values, the authenticity and integrity of the person comes into question. In order to understand the intricate nature of this phenomenon, a theological explanation, a historical and institutional exploration, along with observational and practical elucidations are presented. According to Christian tradition, the divided life finds its origins in the inherent state of original sin, preventing the individual from becoming the person he or she was created to be. This interior fragmentation has undoubtedly found an expression in the modern compartmentalization of social roles, across which moral codes are no longer consistent. The proposed antidote to the disintegration and impurity of the divided life is the pursuit of the virtue of integrity.