Luigino Bruni Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 1, no. 2 (2021): 117-135 AbstractThe parable of the Good Samaritan is not only part of the spiritual, ethical, and artistic heritage of the West; this biblical passage has also been used in economics. Some leading economists, J. Buchanan and A. Sen, in particular, have devotedContinue reading “The Samaritan’s Trust Game”
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The Liberty of the Will in Theology Permits the Liberated Markets of Liberalism
Deirdre Nansen McCloskey Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 1, no. 1 (2021): 81-108 AbstractThe Abrahamic doctrine of liberty of the will can allow liberalism in the economy. For a century or so in academic theology, and stretching back to the early church and such revivals as the Radical Reformation, numerous Christian writers haveContinue reading “The Liberty of the Will in Theology Permits the Liberated Markets of Liberalism”
To What Ends for Theology-Oriented Economic Policymaking?
Robert C. Tatum Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 1, no. 1 (2021): 65-80 AbstractThis paper explores the need for theology-oriented economic policymaking, as well as its possible sacred and secular ends. To facilitate this exploration, America’s Social Gospel movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries is examined as a historical caseContinue reading “To What Ends for Theology-Oriented Economic Policymaking?”
A Contractual Look at the Role of Religion in the Stability of Marriage
Feler Bose Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 1, no. 1 (2021): 45-63 AbstractThis paper uses a modified contractual model to study the role of religion—via entry and exit costs—in shaping preferences for getting and staying married. The religions that are analyzed are two “collective” religions: Judaism and Christianity. The paper takes a historicalContinue reading “A Contractual Look at the Role of Religion in the Stability of Marriage”
Providence, Divine Power, and the ‘Invisible Hand’ in Adam Smith
Cornelis van der Kooi / Jordan J. Ballor Journal of Economics, Theology and Religion, vol. 1, no. 1 (2021): 25-44 AbstractThis contribution advances a critical examination of Smith’s thought in theological perspective, with a point of departure in a recent interpretation of the ‘invisible hand.’ We show that the concept of general providence has displacedContinue reading “Providence, Divine Power, and the ‘Invisible Hand’ in Adam Smith”