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August 2016

August 23, 2016

Why Religious Liberty Cannot Prosper without Economic Liberty

By Jay Richards In recent years, religious freedom in the United States has been treated...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Risky Business at a Trucking Company

By Chris Horst Trucks fill our highways, rushing goods and gifts from one place to another....

April 2015

April 30, 2015

François Michelin — The Anti-Gordon Gekko

By Sarah Stanley François Michelin (1926-2015), former leader of the the world’s second-largest tire maker,...

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...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Communion and Consumerism

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

January 19, 2015

Why Do Black Lives Matter?

By Anthony Bradley “Black lives matter.” “All lives matter.” These slogans may forever summarize the...

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...