Economics: A Student's Guide (Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition)

Forster, Greg

ISBN 10: 1433539233 / ISBN 13: 9781433539237

Published by Crossway, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economics: A Student's Guide (Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition)
• Publisher: Crossway
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433539233
• ISBN 13: 9781433539237
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

We live in a world full of economic troubles.

Families struggle to make ends meet, organizations struggle to make payroll, and societies struggle to deal with generational poverty and rampant debt. Only by recovering a theological view of economics can we hope to think faithfully about our economic challenges. Exploring principles outlined in Scripture and economic thought throughout church history, this book lifts our eyes to a higher reality that lies behind economic systems, theory, and policy so we can wisely steward the world that God has given us.

• Designed as a well-rounded introduction to the study of economics from a Christian perspective
• Explores the history of Christian economic reflection in the Bible, the early church, the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution
• Responds to common criticisms of capitalism, including the charge that it encourages greed and the exploitation of the poor
• Includes reflection questions and a list of resources for further study

About the Authors

Greg Forster (PhD, Yale University) serves as the director of the Oikonomia Network at the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity International University. He is a senior fellow at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, the editor of the blog Hang Together, and a frequent conference speaker.

David S. Dockery (PhD, University of Texas System) serves as president of the International Alliance for Christian Education as well as president and distinguished professor of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Previously, he served as president of Union University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a much-sought-after speaker and lecturer, a former consulting editor for Christianity Today, and the author or editor of more than forty books. Dockery and his wife, Lanese, have three married sons and seven grandchildren.