J. Arie Biemond Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 6 (2026): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 26 March 2026 In this volume on the Theology of Work, the editor Gregorio Guitián shares with us an enriching exploration of this branch of economic theology. The various contributors provide us with fascinating insights in the theological contemplationContinue reading “Review of Gregorio Guitián’s Theology of Work: New Perspectives”
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Patristic Perspectives on Wealth and Inequality: Theological Economics in the Writings of Clement of Alexandria and Basil the Great
Robert C. Tatum Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 6 (2026): #-# AbstractThis study examines the intersection of theology and economics through Patristic interpretations of economic inequality, focusing on the scriptural account of the rich young man (Matthew 19:16-30, Mark 10:17-31, and Luke 18:18-30). It contrasts the perspectives of two early Church Fathers: ClementContinue reading “Patristic Perspectives on Wealth and Inequality: Theological Economics in the Writings of Clement of Alexandria and Basil the Great”
Review of Karla Boersma’s & Herman J. Selderhuis’s Money in Early Modern Christianity
Cornelis van der Kooi Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 6 (2026): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 25 March 2026 This conference volume contains a significant portion of the contributions presented at a conference held in Geneva in 2024 under the title: “Calvin, Capital, and the Camel: Thoughts and Practices on Money in Early Christianity.”Continue reading “Review of Karla Boersma’s & Herman J. Selderhuis’s Money in Early Modern Christianity”
Review of Paul Seabright’s The Divine Economy
Maciej Potz Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 6 (2026): #-# Publication historyFirst view: 3 February 2026 The Divine Economy by Paul Seabright is an ambitious attempt to address several key questions scholars of religion have been asking for decades: what accounts for religion’s continued attractiveness in the modern, largely disenchanted world? What areContinue reading “Review of Paul Seabright’s The Divine Economy”
Review of Benjamin M. Friedman’s Religious Influences on Economic Thinking
Joost Hengstmengel Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 5, no. 2 (2025): 244-247 Publication historyPublished: 17 December 2025 The author of this slim volume, Benjamin Friedman, is the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy in Harvard University’s Department of Economics. The curriculum vitae of this acclaimed economist reveals two remarkable—and from this journal’sContinue reading “Review of Benjamin M. Friedman’s Religious Influences on Economic Thinking”
Market Economy Without Egocentric Deviance: A Theology of Excellence Instead of Competition
Michaël Gonin Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 5, no. 2 (2025): 205-225 AbstractFor most scholars and practitioners, a market economy is, fundamentally, an economy of competition. Yet competition is a concept with a diversity of meanings and uses in economics, management, and theology. In this paper I argue that while the Christian worldviewContinue reading “Market Economy Without Egocentric Deviance: A Theology of Excellence Instead of Competition”
Review of Richard K. Payne’s & Fabio Rambelli’s Buddhism under Capitalism
Ernest C. H. Ng Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 5, no. 2 (2025): 238-242 Publication historyFirst view: 19 September 2025Published: 17 December 2025 Over the last decade, significant attention has been given to interdisciplinary research in Buddhism and economics. This surge in research over the last few decades in faith and market, spiritualContinue reading “Review of Richard K. Payne’s & Fabio Rambelli’s Buddhism under Capitalism”
Introduction to the Special Issue
Gordon Menzies, Arttu Mäkipää, & Steven C. van den Heuvel Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 5, no. 1 (2025): 1-8 Publication historyFirst view: 14 May 2025Published: 20 May 2025 1. Introducing the theme How does economics contribute to human flourishing? Economics can be understood either as an applied set of policy tools orContinue reading “Introduction to the Special Issue”
An Anselmian Case Against Libertarian Paternalism
Xavier Meulders Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 5, no. 1 (2025): 157-71 AbstractLibertarian paternalism is “the set of interventions aimed at overcoming the unavoidable cognitive biases and decisional inadequacies of an individual by exploiting them in such a way as to influence her decisions (in an easily reversible manner) towards choices that sheContinue reading “An Anselmian Case Against Libertarian Paternalism”
Towards a Metaphysics of Usury
Michaël Bauwens Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 5, no. 1 (2025): 173-188 AbstractThis paper charitably develops a possible metaphysical argument against usury, as a common ground on which theology and economics can consider the issue. The metaphysical framework is derived from Anselm’s Augustinian-Platonist metaphysics of participation whereby all goods are good through theContinue reading “Towards a Metaphysics of Usury”