January 2, 2019 Book Reviews

Kishore Jayabalan: “Aquinas and the Market” by Mary L. Hirschfeld

Aquinas and the Market: Toward A Humane Economy (published 2018) is certainly not superficial. Mary Hischfield has doctorates in both economics (Harvard) and theology (Notre Dame) and she seeks to bring Thomist thought to bear...

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December 3, 2018 News By Brian Griffiths

Is there a Christian Alternative to Capitalism and Socialism?

This is a transcribed lecture given as the Morlan Pantyfedwen Annual Lecture 2018. I count it a great privilege to be invited to give this lecture not least because of the number of distinguished clergy...

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November 30, 2018 Book Reviews

Richard Godden: “Bourgeois Equality” by Deirdre McCloskey

The past 200 years have seen a huge increase in aggregate global wealth, which has benefited the vast majority of people around the world. Conservative estimates suggest that average real wages have increased ten-fold and...

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November 30, 2018 Book Reviews

Richard Godden: “Bourgeois Equality” by Deirdre McCloskey

The past 200 years have seen a huge increase in aggregate global wealth, which has benefited the vast majority of people around the world. Conservative estimates suggest that average real wages have increased ten-fold and...

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August 7, 2018 Book Reviews

Kishore Jayabalan: “God and the Evil of Scarcity: Moral Foundations of Economic Scarcity” by Albino Barrera

God and the Evil of Scarcity by Albino Barrera (published 2005) addresses a timeless question: why would an omnipotent and benevolent God permit evil? Barrera is both a theologian and an economist and he interacts...

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August 7, 2018 Book Reviews

Kishore Jayabalan: “God and the Evil of Scarcity: Moral Foundations of Economic Scarcity” by Albino Barrera

God and the Evil of Scarcity: Moral Foundations of Economic Scarcity was written in 2005, its central question is timeless. Why would an omnipotent and benevolent God permit evil? Theologians and philosophers have long struggled...

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October 12, 2017 Book Reviews

Richard Godden: “Neither Poverty nor Riches” by Craig Blomberg

Neither Poverty nor Riches by Craig Blomberg (published 1999) is described by its author as a “biblical theology of material possessions”. It is not an easy read and its analysis of every single New Testament...

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October 12, 2017 Book Reviews

Richard Godden: “Neither Poverty nor Riches” by Craig Blomberg

  Craig Blomberg (Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, Colorado, USA) is a prolific author and his books are generally worth reading. Neither Poverty nor Riches is no exception. It is, to quote...

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September 17, 2017

The Business World

List of Books Reviewed: A Voice to be Heard: Christian Entrepreneurs Living out Their Faith by Richard Higginson and Kina Robertshaw Business for the Common Good by Scott Rae and Kenman Wong Business Ethics: An Economically...

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September 17, 2017

Capitalism

List of Books Reviewed: A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries by Pranab Bardhan After Piketty edited by Heather Boushy et al. An Idol Unmasked: A Faith Perspective on Money by Peter Selby...

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September 17, 2017

Wealth and Poverty

List of Books Reviewed: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success by Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan Anglican Social Theology – Renewing the vision today edited by Malcolm Brown Bourgeois Equality by Deirdre McCloskey Christianity & Social Service...

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