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April 2014

April 26, 2014

Five myths about the millennial worker

Millennials are rising from their futons, emerging from their parents’ basements, and stepping out of...

April 21, 2014

Do you need resources? Of course you do

Resources for understanding God and influencing culture.

April 12, 2014

Everything really is awesome

A key step in coming to understand our calling to creative service is to realize...

April 08, 2014

Coming together

When people think wealth is fixed, they start to view their neighbors as economic rivals....

April 04, 2014

Establishing the work of our hands

When Christians do their jobs with excellence and accountability, in a distinctively Christian manner, they...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

A great reversal of the church and the welfare state

“The common good binds church and state together. What greater contribution, now, to the common...

March 24, 2014

A different war on poverty

Nothing but our own lack of imagination and entrepreneurial drive is holding us back from...

March 20, 2014

Christian creativity

If Christians are not actively working to transform and develop their world for the common...

March 08, 2014

Freedom to flourish

"Freedom to Flourish” features the work of a variety of working people, from bricklayers and...

March 07, 2014

Aiding the poor through investing

While giving is a fundamental way of using wealth to aid those caught in poverty,...

March 05, 2014

Economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable

In a world in which every nation, every society, has under- and un-employed people in...

February 2014

February 18, 2014

Profit and religious liberty

Our inadequate theology of work and economics has encouraged our culture to think about religion...

February 15, 2014

Ready to work

When the economy is changing rapidly, those at the bottom of society can become disconnected...

February 11, 2014

Aiding the poor through spending

In some cases, spending more for the items we consume may improve the lives of...

February 03, 2014

Spirit and Scripture speak

Much of what the Bible says about economics is addressed to the agricultural economy of...

January 2014

January 25, 2014

“This is our city”: a three-year project on common-good Christianity

Three years ago Christianity Today began an adventure looking for Christians seeking the common good.

January 23, 2014

Faith, work, and economics in four evangelical traditions

Whenever people talk about faith, work, and economics, we speak from perspectives within our various...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

The contested American Dream

For many affluent and educated Americans, including some Christians, the American Dream is a materialistic...

December 20, 2013

The tragedy of Detroit

“Detroit developed best when it was bottom-up,” says Harry Veryser, economist and professor at University...

December 20, 2013

Pastors, seminary students, and economics

Why do pastors need to know all that much about economics? My friend and writing...

December 14, 2013

Business as moral community

Integrating faith with the demands of work is a challenge many Christians face. Two men...