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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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Emil B. Berendt Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (2023): 23-38 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.Continue reading “The Scholastic View on Usury and Economic Instability”

Esa Mangeloja Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (2023): 1-22 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 accountContinue reading “Martin Luther’s Business Ethics and the Economic Utopia”

Ida Simonsson Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 2, no. 2 (2022): 85-100 AbstractThis article analyzes prices and value as constituting a theological problem in early and medieval Christian thought. First, it looks at the patristic critique of wealth and market prices and shows that such critique was rooted in a concern with aContinue reading “Value and the Market’s (Dis)Order: Market Prices as a Theological Problem in Patristic Thought and the Value Theory of Peter of John Olivi”

Andrew Swann Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 2, no. 2 (2022): 67-83 AbstractThis essay explores the use of financial instruments and the way such instruments discipline actors to envisage time, the future, and its possibilities. Through the construction of a contrastive theological account of futurity, using the Christian Discourses of the Danish theologian-philosopherContinue reading “Volatility and Foresight: Risk, Derivatives, and Kierkegaard’s Christian Discourses”