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This is only a starting point, and I may not be able to employ it for my actual dissertation, but it is the line of thinking which consumes all of my free thoughts.
This work provides an alternative narrative mode (the Virginia School of Political Economy rather than Marx) for the discussion of Theology [...]
In conversations about difficult topics it is important to share definitions. Capitalism is a word of many meanings.
In this conversation I lay out a defense of what I consider pure Capitalism and how Christians ought to behave among themselves, and what positions they ought to advocate – if any – in public policy debates. I [...]
A high school student is thinking of majoring in economics and asks the following questions, with my responses indented:
1. What major biblical/moral principles would guide you in your philosophy/understanding of economics?
I could write a book and not fully unpack this question. I believe in limited government, voluntarism, common law processes, and the Christian Ethic. More [...]
It may be just a bit ironic that I’ve selected the (AA) acronym to highlight the achievements of fellow alumni from Albuquerque Academy (AA).
That said, I met one such alum earlier this year at an Academy Meetup of sorts in D.C. Alisa Lasater is pastor of a Methodist Church near Capitol Hill, and she is [...]
From a conversation at Common Root, my thoughts:
Men are constantly trying to justify a collective which imposes claims upon the lives of its members. My thinking on this line is informed by Ayn Rand (of all people!) but I think it meshes quite well with the Hauerwasian thesis.
Any time two people come together there is [...]
Over at Common Root several readers are beginning a study of Stanley Hauerwas‘ Resident Aliens.
Everyone is invited to join us. I will post highlights of the conversation here.
If you need a copy of the book, let me know and I will get you one overnight.
Just leave a comment asking for the book, and I will [...]
I’ve been arguing this for some time over at his blog, God’s Politics, but yesterday Douglas Harink completed a two part series at Faith and Theology blog demonstrating it better than I can.
It becomes clear here and throughout the book that the proposals Wallis makes under the guise of “God’s politics” are in fact all [...]
Or maybe it’s the whole reason there is a conversation. Why do we care what happens to the economy? What difference does it make what the government does? Who says its wrong to advocate certain policies?
More specifically:
1. Why do people care about the poor? If they care so much, why don’t they do something about [...]
This is a long post, but it deals with many important areas of my thought.
Sam provokes this response with a question in an email:
“Tell me where you stand as both a Christian and a hyper-capitalist on those churches that preach wealth is proof of God’s grace, and that Christians can and should live the high [...]
I’ve been interested in the emerging church for about 10 years now.
I got interested when I met Eric Villanueva through his brother Steve (whom I am desperate to re-connect with if it is possible.) Eric told me about the increasing number of young pastors in Europe. Delerious was big at the time and Matt Redman. [...]