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A New Direction for Kuyperian Economics

A recent small conference hosted by the Journal of Markets and Morality inspired me to work out an argument that I started thinking through as I read some recent work on Neo-Calvinist economic thought. The result is this paper. I am already aware that there…

Steven C. McMullenOctober 14, 2021

Ethics General Economics Poverty and Inequality Theology

Capitalism, Opportunity, the Welfare State, and Virtue

Does capitalism undermine virtue and community? Or does it reinforce virtuous behavior? Does capitalism require a virtuous population, or does it succeed because it assumes the worst about people? I have been thinking about these questions throughout my career, and occasionally written about them (here,…

Steven C. McMullenOctober 26, 2020

Ethics General Economics Theology

Stewardship as an Environmental and Economic Ethic

This post was written for the Christian Scholar's Review blog. One of the most powerful metaphors in Christian social thought is the idea of stewardship. It comes right out of Genesis, with the idea that God gives humans a job to do on earth, and…

Steven C. McMullenOctober 14, 2020

Ethics General Economics Theology

What Does Christianity have to do with Economics? Three Approaches

This post was written for, and originally posted on, the Christian Scholar's Review Blog, available here. Since most faculty are trained in thoroughly secular universities and disciplines, it can take some work to figure out what difference Christian faith can have in the practice of…

Steven C. McMullenSeptember 11, 2020

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A New Direction for Kuyperian Economics

Capitalism, Opportunity, the Welfare State, and Virtue

Stewardship as an Environmental and Economic Ethic

What Does Christianity have to do with Economics? Three Approaches

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