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October 2015

October 07, 2015

How God and Man Make a Sandwich

By Joe Carter In 1958, Leonard Read published his brilliant essay, “I, Pencil.” Read’s original essay...

October 06, 2015

The Magic of the Small Town Barbershop

By Chris Horst I pushed open the door of Center Court Barbershop and sat down,...

October 05, 2015

Now Available: Lester DeKoster’s ‘Work,’ Re-Issued with New Afterword

By Joseph Sunde Originally written in 1982, Lester DeKoster’s small book,Work: The Meaning of Your...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Show Me the Way to Poverty

By Dylan Pahman In a recent speech in Bolivia, Pope Francis voiced his indictment of what...

September 24, 2015

VIDEO: What Causes the Poverty Of Nations?

The Acton Institute recently had the privilege of hosting theologian Wayne Grudem and economist Barry Asmus,...

September 23, 2015

These Prisoners Are Finding Purpose Through Welding (And So Could You)

By Joseph Sunde With the rise of the information economy, many millennials have steered clear...

September 11, 2015

‘Crucified Love’ — The Human Side of the Greek Crisis

By Dylan Pahman In Thessaloniki, Greece, Fr. Eleftherios pulls down from the wall behind him...

September 10, 2015

Work Plants the Seed; Civilization Reaps the Harvest

By Lester DeKoster The following is an adapted excerpt from Work: The Meaning of Your Life by...

September 03, 2015

Work: When the Journey is Too Much

By Evan Koons Work, by its very nature, is gift-giving! It is is a mysterious collaboration of harmony...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

‘Need Is Universal’: Entrepreneurship and Faith

By Elise Hilton Do you recognize the name Jessica Jackley? What about Kiva? Jackley is the...

August 26, 2015

Is There a Case for Virtue and Economic Growth?

By James V. Schall Bernard de Mandeville (1670–1733) famously (or infamously) suggested that the cause of...

August 24, 2015

3 Things I Wish Pope Francis Knew About A Free Economy

By Joe Carter Pope Francis has said that he’s generally “allergic” to financial matters. Yet...

August 18, 2015

5 Things Craigslist Teaches Us About The Beauty of Trade

By Joseph Sunde I’ve been a Craigslist fan for years, using it for everything from snagging free...

August 11, 2015

The High Price of Human Trafficking

By Elise Hilton "Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society,...

August 11, 2015

Chalk Art For the Life of the World

By Joseph Sunde In his review of the Acton Institute’s film series, For the Life of the World:...

August 11, 2015

Does Walmart Do More for the Global Poor than the Vatican?

By Joe Carter In reply to Pope Francis’s recent criticism of free market capitalism, AEI’s...

August 10, 2015

Retrenchment, Revision, and Renewal: 3 Futures for Evangelicalism in America

This post originally appeared as part of a Patheos symposium on the future evangelicalism. It has been modified...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Lunchbox Markets: A Moral Tale

By Dylan Pahman In the land of PB&J, the girl with a peanut butter and...

July 21, 2015

Made in China: A Mark of Shame?

By Chris Horst Last year, I attended a generosity conference in Hong Kong. At a break, I...

July 17, 2015

Competition and Infrastructure Stewardship

By Jordan Ballor The state of Michigan is in the midst of something of an infrastructure...

July 14, 2015

Entrepreneurial Stewardship: Owner Gives Away Millions to Employees

By Sarah Stanley Employees of the Huizenga Automation Group got a great surprise last spring....

July 14, 2015

A Testimony of Conscience and Conviction in the Workplace

By Joseph Sunde Hands On Originals is a small printing company in Lexington, Kentucky, that, up...

July 03, 2015

Celebrating the Things of the Spirit: Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence

By Joseph Sunde Each Independence Day, I make a point of re-reading President Calvin Coolidge’s speech...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Living Out Creative Service

By Evan Koons I overheard a story recently at Acton University (a 4-day conference from Acton Institute that offers a...

June 24, 2015

For This Car Wash, Autism is a ‘Key Competitive Advantage’

By Joseph Sunde “We view autism as one of our key competitive advantages,” says Tom...

June 23, 2015

Why the Price System is One of God’s Artworks

By Joe Carter At an auction in 2007 Andreas Gursky turned 99 cents into $3.34 million. Well,...

June 16, 2015

Have Christian Female Entrepreneurs Changed The World?

By Elise Hilton Christina M. Weber thinks so. She says that Christian women have been...

June 16, 2015

How an Ex-Convict Learned to Worship Through His Work

By Joseph Sunde Alfonso was looking for a “fast life,” and as a result, he...

June 15, 2015

Spiritual Competition and the Zero-Sum Game

By Jordan Ballor One of the main criticisms of the market economy leveled by people...

June 11, 2015

Mike Rowe and The ‘Propaganda’ of Work

By Elise Hilton Mike Rowe, the “Dirty Jobs” guy, makes an occasional appearance here on Oikonomia. Why...