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July 2016

July 12, 2016

McDonald’s as Social Enterprise: Capitalism’s Community Center?

By Joseph Sunde We live, work, and consume within an increasingly grand, globalized economy. Yet...

November 2015

November 10, 2015

What Christians Should Know About Consumption

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Consumerism Gone Wild....

October 2015

October 15, 2015

Retailers and the ‘Religion of Consumption’

By Jordan Ballor There’s an intriguing piece in the NYT from last month by Hiroko...

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,...

August 2015

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...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Pope Francis and the Idea of Christian Poverty

By Oskari Juurikkala To provide a synthesis of Pope Francis’s thinking on the economy is both...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

Firstfruits Economics

By Joseph Sunde “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Communion and Consumerism

By Rev. Gregory Jensen The Anglican Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, made a number of...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

Blue Laws and Black Friday

By Jordan Ballor Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, called “black” because...