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November 2016

November 08, 2016

Help People, Not Banks: Reflections on the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics

By Victor V. Claar The 2016 Nobel Prize in economics was jointly awarded to Oliver...

August 2016

August 17, 2016

Is God Opposed to Christians Making Lots of Money?

By Joseph Sunde “Being Godly doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to be wealthy. God...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

The Higher Calling of the ‘Dismal Science’ of Economics

By Dylan Pahman Economist and theologian Paul Heyne once asked the question, “Are economists basically...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Consider Hiring More Christians. Here’s Why.

By Paul Graves Honesty. Integrity. Truthfulness. All hallmarks of good business practice, right? We all want...

June 06, 2016

David Brat on the Need for Theologians Who Understand Economics

By Joseph Sunde “I never saw a supply and demand curve in seminary. I should...

June 01, 2016

Christianity and the Rise of Capital

By Samuel Gregg Given that he was a member of the famously ascetic Franciscan order...

May 2016

May 11, 2016

Love Is the Law of His Kingdom

By Herman Bavinck We are seeing a universal pursuit of equality, a yearning to eliminate...

May 03, 2016

Money and Moral Absolutes

By Samuel Gregg From the beginning of the first forms of capitalism in northern Italy,...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

Living in the Mystery of Kingdom Stewardship

By Joseph Sunde When it comes to economic stewardship, Christians are called to a frame of...

February 23, 2016

What Christians Should Know About Crony Capitalism

By Joe Carter Note: This is part of an Acton blog series titled, “What Christians...

February 08, 2016

Charles Koch’s Metaphysics of Business

By Stephen Schmalhofer Adam Smith, that venerable a supporter of free enterprise, held businessmen in...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

Executive Stewardship: Where Work and Wage Meet

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

January 15, 2016

The Mundane Morality of Les Misérables

By Jordan Ballor The 2012 film, Les Misérables, is a remarkable achievement, not only for its ambitious cinematic...

October 2015

October 27, 2015

The Moral Dimension of Work

By James V. Schall “The moral foundation of political economy,” to use Lord Acton’s phrase, rests...

August 2015

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...

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...

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...

April 14, 2015

Is There Hope for the Workplace?

By Peter Johnson Bill Dalgetty’s Hope for the Workplace: Christ in You is rich with stories of...

January 2015

January 13, 2015

How to Develop a Christian Mind in Business School (Part III)

By Joe Carter Note: This is the third in a series on developing a Christian mind in...

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...