Deirdre Nansen McCloskeyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago AbstractThe Abrahamic doctrine of liberty of the will can allow liberalism in the economy. For a century or so in academic theology, and stretching back to the early church and such revivals as the Radical Reformation, numerous Christian writers have denied such a liberalism. In the past century,Continue reading “The Liberty of the Will in Theology Permits the Liberated Markets of Liberalism”
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To What Ends for Theology-Oriented Economic Policymaking?
Robert C. TatumUniversity of North Carolina Asheville AbstractThis paper explores the need for theology-oriented economic policymaking, as well as its possible sacred and secular ends. To facilitate this exploration, America’s Social Gospel movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries is examined as a historical case of theology-oriented economic policymaking. True to form, itsContinue reading “To What Ends for Theology-Oriented Economic Policymaking?”
A Contractual Look at the Role of Religion in the Stability of Marriage
Feler BoseSchool of Business and Economics, Indiana University East AbstractThis paper uses a modified contractual model to study the role of religion — via entry and exit costs — in shaping preferences for getting and staying married. The religions that are analyzed are two “collective” religions: Judaism and Christianity. The paper takes a historical andContinue reading “A Contractual Look at the Role of Religion in the Stability of Marriage”
Providence and the Invisible Hand: Comments on Van der Kooi and Ballor
Paul OslingtonAlphacrucis College, Sydney / Resident Fellow, CTI Princeton for 2020 Published17 November 2020 (first view) How to citeOslington, Paul. 2021 (forthcoming). “Providence and the Invisible Hand: Comments on Van der Kooi and Ballor.” Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion 1
Providence, Divine Power and the ‘Invisible Hand’ in Adam Smith
Cornelis van der KooiVrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Erasmus School of Accounting & Assurance Jordan J. BallorVrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty AbstractThis contribution advances a critical examination of Smith’s thought in theological perspective, with a point of departure in a recent interpretation of the ‘invisible hand.’ We showContinue reading “Providence, Divine Power and the ‘Invisible Hand’ in Adam Smith”
