Economic Thinking for the Theologically Minded

by Samuel Gregg

Overview

Economic Thinking for the Theologically Minded provides an introduction to what has been called "the economic way of thinking," which explains some of the critical concepts and foundational assumptions employed in economics. To communicate these ideas effectively to those engaged in theological studies, this book avoids using unnecessary technical terminology. These concepts are then subject to analysis from the standpoint of Christian ethics, with emphasis placed upon the often-unsuspected degree of agreement between economics and Christian belief about the nature of the person. The second half of the book consists of a collection of selections from classical economic texts, representing a range of authors from a variety of schools of thought. These selections have been arranged around ten key concepts, each of which attempts to deepen understanding of various ideas presented in the book's first half.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761820963
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/30/2002
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Samuel Gregg is Director of the Centre for Economic Personalism, Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sessional Faculty of the John Paul II Institute for Study of Marriage and the Family, within the Pontifical Lateran University, and Adjunct Scholar, the Centre for Independent Studies, Sydney, Australia.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Part I: Christian Social Ethics
Chapter 4 Making Sense of Economics
Chapter 5 Ethics and Economics
Chapter 6 The Institutional Dimension: Property, Rule of Law, and the State
Chapter 7 Questions for Economics
Chapter 8 Part II: Introduction
Chapter 9 Definition of Economics
Chapter 10 Property
Chapter 11 Trade
Chapter 12 Mutually Beneficial Exchange
Chapter 13 Value and Price Theories
Chapter 14 Intervention
Chapter 15 Wages
Chapter 16 Money
Chapter 17 Marginal Utility
Chapter 18 Unintended Consequences
Chapter 19 Profit
Chapter 20 Supply and Demand
Chapter 21 Division of Labor
Chapter 22 Taxes
Chapter 23 Bibliography in Selected Readings
Chapter 24 About the Author
Chapter 25 Suggested Reading List

Editorial Reviews

Seminaries do an excellent job of raising issues of justice and righteousness with their students. Where theologians often struggle, though, is in a basic understanding of the discipline of economics. This concise and readable book is intended to provide at least some remedy for that lack.... The whole book is written with simplicity, warmth, and a concern for Christian ethics that makes it commendable. If read widely, it would act as an excellent safeguard against the economic embarrassments occasionally uttered by well-meaning Christian public figures.

Evangelical Review Of Theology

Overall, the book is well-written and its purpose is noble.

Faith and Economics - Lisa Klein Surdyk

Overall, the book is well-written and its purpose is noble.--Lisa Klein Surdyk, Seattle Pacific University "Faith and Economics "

Seminaries do an excellent job of raising issues of justice and righteousness with their students. Where theologians often struggle, though, is in a basic understanding of the discipline of economics. This concise and readable book is intended to provide at least some remedy for that lack.... The whole book is written with simplicity, warmth, and a concern for Christian ethics that makes it commendable. If read widely, it would act as an excellent safeguard against the economic embarrassments occasionally uttered by well-meaning Christian public figures.--Evangelical Review Of Theology

From the Publisher

Overall, the book is well-written and its purpose is noble.
— Lisa Klein Surdyk, Seattle Pacific University

Faith and Economics