Albino Barrera Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 96-99 Publication historyFirst view: 13 August 2024Published: 18 December 2024 E. P. Thompson’s (1971) seminal article distinguishes the moral economy from the material economy. The former is comprised of the public’s economic ethos, that is, the community’s expectations regarding proper conduct in the marketplaceContinue reading “Review of Tanja Skambraks’s and Martin Lutz’s Reassessing the Moral Economy”
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The Elusive Economic Blessings of Tithing: Mormon Temples and County Poverty
Dallin Overstreet Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 40-58 AbstractThis paper examines the relationship between Mormon temples and county-level poverty rates in the United States. The Mormon church teaches that obedience to the law of tithing, which requires members to donate 10% of their income, can break the cycle of poverty. UsingContinue reading “The Elusive Economic Blessings of Tithing: Mormon Temples and County Poverty”
The English Kuyper and the Dutch Maurice
Dylan Pahman Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4, no. 1 (2024): 18-39 AbstractThis paper seeks to recast the English Christian socialist F. D. Maurice as a sort of “English Kuyper,” arguing that his sometimes-puzzling relationship to the first wave of English Christian socialism can be clarified by understanding all of his thought andContinue reading “The English Kuyper and the Dutch Maurice”
Property Rights: Faith, Theory, and Applications
Patrick Duthie Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 1-17 AbstractThe creation mandate is a call for humankind to be responsible stewards of the resources God entrusts to us as we endeavor to meet the needs of each human being and to live in shalom. The earth is endowed with finite resources, butContinue reading “Property Rights: Faith, Theory, and Applications”
Review of Jordan J. Ballor’s and Cornelis van der Kooi’s Theology, Morality and Adam Smith
Brendan Long Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (2023): 85-90 Publication historyFirst view: 07 November 2023Published: 22 December 2023 It was James Alvery (2007) who first coined the phrase, the “new view” of Adam Smith. Alvery sought to highlight the influence of religious perspectives on the development of the Adam SmithContinue reading “Review of Jordan J. Ballor’s and Cornelis van der Kooi’s Theology, Morality and Adam Smith”
Review of Brendan Long’s Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand of God
Ryan Hanley Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (2023): 83-84 Publication historyFirst view: 27 October 2023Published: 22 December 2023 My experience over the past several years has been that when two or more Adam Smith scholars are gathered together in his name, the conversation very often turns to one of twoContinue reading “Review of Brendan Long’s Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand of God”
Review of Valentina Rotondi’s & Paolo Santori’s Rethinking Economics Starting from the Commons: Towards an Economics of Francesco
Roshnee Ossewaarde-Lowtoo Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (2023): 77-82 Publication historyFirst view: 27 October 2023Published: 22 December 2023 This collection of eighteen contributions aims at articulating ways to move beyond capitalism by drawing on the ideas of Pope Francis, late medieval Franciscan economic thought, and the ideas of the youngContinue reading “Review of Valentina Rotondi’s & Paolo Santori’s Rethinking Economics Starting from the Commons: Towards an Economics of Francesco”
Review of Alexander William Salter’s The Political Economy of Distributism
Andrew Gustafson Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (2023): 71-75 Publication historyFirst view: 7 September 2023Published: 22 December 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’tContinue reading “Review of Alexander William Salter’s The Political Economy of Distributism”
Usury, Slavery, and Limited Liability
Jamshed Y. Uppal Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (2023): 39-52 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 slaveryContinue 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, no. 1/2 (2023): 65-69 Publication historyFirst view: 10 August 2023Published: 22 December 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 theContinue reading “Review of Kevin Musgrave’s Persons of the Market”