Andrew Gustafson Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 7 September 2023 This helpful book argues that distributism, with its strong Catholic Social Thought foundations, has resources to contribute significantly to a common good capitalism and discussions of political economy. If this book doesn’t draw people to distributism, therebyContinue reading “Review of Alexander William Salter’s The Political Economy of Distributism”
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Usury, Slavery, and Limited Liability
Jamshed Y. Uppal Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): ##-## AbstractLimitations on or total prohibition of usury (or interest) have been a pervasive theme across religions and ancient societies. Since medieval times, two major institutional changes relating to non-performance of debt contracts have taken place, namely, the abolition of slavery and theContinue reading “Usury, Slavery, and Limited Liability”
Review of Kevin Musgrave’s Persons of the Market
Jamin Andreas Hubner Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 10 August 2023 Kevin Musgrave’s scholarly work Persons of the Market is difficult to summarize, much less categorize. In my own reading, it is best described as social, intellectual, and political history from the pre-Progressive Era to the ageContinue reading “Review of Kevin Musgrave’s Persons of the Market”
Review of Anthony M. Annett’s Cathonomics
Stephy Joseph Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 10 August 2023 Pope Francis’s papacy has influenced many lives through his farsighted insights on humanity as a whole. Cathonomics, written by Anthony M. Annett, is the outcome of such influence, which he acknowledges in the book’s preface. Annett’s profileContinue reading “Review of Anthony M. Annett’s Cathonomics”
The Scholastic View on Usury and Economic Instability
Emil B. Berendt Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): ##-## AbstractThis article argues that much of Scholastic and neo-Scholastic teaching on usury rests on practical considerations regarding redistribution and market instability. This aspect of usury is underappreciated by economists, especially those in the field of the history of economic thought. A coreContinue reading “The Scholastic View on Usury and Economic Instability”
Review of Richard A. Horsley, You Shall Not Bow Down and Serve Them
Jennifer A. Quigley Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 30 May 2023 One of the major themes in Richard A. Horsley’s extensive body of scholarship has been the intersection of politics, economics, and biblical studies. You Shall Not Bow Down and Serve Them: The Political Economic Projects ofContinue reading “Review of Richard A. Horsley, You Shall Not Bow Down and Serve Them”
Martin Luther’s Business Ethics and the Economic Utopia
Esa Mangeloja Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): ##-## AbstractThe principle of benevolence is at the root of Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) thinking on society, the economy, and business ethics. Luther was the forerunner of the moral economy. He saw the necessity of strong public authorities, which should take into account the publicContinue reading “Martin Luther’s Business Ethics and the Economic Utopia”
Review of Robert Sirico, The Economics of the Parables
Paolo Santori Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3 (2023): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 17 February 2023 In explaining the scarcity of encounters between the disciplines of economics and theology, the Italian economist Emanuele Sella wrote, “This is because the theological culture of economists in general is nil and the economic culture of theologiansContinue reading “Review of Robert Sirico, The Economics of the Parables”
Review of Michel Dion & Moses Pava, The Spirit of Conscious Capitalism: Contributions of World Religions and Spiritualities
Lans Bovenberg Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 2, no. 2 (2022): 109-11 Publication historyPublished: 02 December 2022 Capitalism has created a great deal of material wealth. At the same time, it is losing its legitimacy for many people because it is failing to address growing inequalities, civil polarization, ecological challenges, and a growingContinue reading “Review of Michel Dion & Moses Pava, The Spirit of Conscious Capitalism: Contributions of World Religions and Spiritualities”
Review of Alina Potempa, Wie Katholiken die moderne Ökonomie entdeckten
Paul van Geest Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 2, no. 2 (2022): 105-7 Publication historyPublished: 02 December 2022 In line with the basic premise of Paul Oslington’s Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics (2014) to see history as the best place to start for understanding relationships between Christianity and economics (p. 4), the author ofContinue reading “Review of Alina Potempa, Wie Katholiken die moderne Ökonomie entdeckten”