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April 2014

April 17, 2014

Does the moral consensus on human trafficking apply to economics?

If the church is against slavery, it must be for freedom.

April 08, 2014

Coming together

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

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 15, 2014

My daughter’s life is in the hands of the Lord–and the American work ethic

"Many of God’s means for accomplishing his ends, probably most of them, involve the mediation...

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 03, 2014

Evangelical entrepreneurship

The success of the economy depends on everyone – not just a few new-business creators–...

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 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

Not a “prosperity gospel”

Churches should not only empower people to do their work well, but should help them...

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...