Junaid B. Jahangir Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 118-122 Publication historyFirst view: 17 December 2024Published: 18 December 2024 In 2021, I was looking for resources to teach the Economics of Religion, a new elective undergraduate course that I was developing for my department. I was unable to find a textbook atContinue reading “Review of Michael McBride’s An Economic Approach to Religion”
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The Heretic Preacher vs. Mammon: J. A. Hobson on Economics and Religion
Rafael Galvão de Almeida Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 78-94 AbstractThis article explores J. A. Hobson’s writings on religion. Hobson had an economic methodology focused on an organic view of society, treating it like a living being. Imperialism, promoted by the government, the press, and religion acts like a parasitic ideology,Continue reading “The Heretic Preacher vs. Mammon: J. A. Hobson on Economics and Religion”
Review of David L. Blaney’s Political Economy as Theodicy
Joost Hengstmengel Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 112-116 Publication historyFirst view: 12 December 2024Published: 18 December 2024 Economists like to think of their discipline as a secular enterprise. On closer observation, however, contemporary economics has theological foundations—as argued by Macalester College Professor of Political Science David Blaney, in his latest book.Continue reading “Review of David L. Blaney’s Political Economy as Theodicy”
The Economic Meaning of the Sabbath and a Geometric Model of Debt
Rowlando Morgan Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 60-77 AbstractThis paper explores the role of the Sabbath as an economic institution and its relationship with the concept of debt. The Sabbath’s function is explored, both as a special day of abstinence from work, as well as a wider symbol of social liberation.Continue reading “The Economic Meaning of the Sabbath and a Geometric Model of Debt”
Review of Robert M. Sauer’s The Economics of Religion
Katalin Botos Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 108-110 Publication historyFirst view: 17 September 2024Published: 18 December 2024 The book is a compendium of papers on the economic thinking of different religions. The papers differ both in their topics and methods: some may be characterised as deeply scientific in their approach, othersContinue reading “Review of Robert M. Sauer’s The Economics of Religion”
Review of Niels Kaergård’s Market, Ethics and Religion: The Market and its Limitations
Cornelis van der Kooi Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 104-106 Publication historyFirst view: 17 September 2024Published: 18 December 2024 This volume is a collection of contributions mainly stemming from an interdisciplinary workshop held at the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters in 2014, and supplemented by recent pieces on currentContinue reading “Review of Niels Kaergård’s Market, Ethics and Religion: The Market and its Limitations”
Review of Albino Barrera’s & Roy C. Amore’s The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics
Paolo Santori Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 4 (2024): 100-102 Publication historyFirst view: 17 September 2024Published: 18 December 2024 Religion and science pertain to two separate spheres, each with its method, scope, aims, and dignity. Therefore, their paths should not cross. This, in a nutshell, is the idea of Non Overlapping Magisteria (NOMA),Continue reading “Review of Albino Barrera’s & Roy C. Amore’s The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics”
Review of Tanja Skambraks’s and Martin Lutz’s Reassessing the Moral Economy
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”
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”