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Social Justice, Community and Culture: A Final Reflection
Two of the key characteristics of social justice are community and culture. Social justice and community As we saw earlier Roman Catholic scholars, Aquinas, Taparali, and Pope Leo IIIX understood that a woman or man does not stand alone; every … Continue reading
Why So Much Heat About Social Justice? Part 2
In our previous post we discussed the heat in discussions of social justice. Today we want to answer the question, Where does the heat come from? In a word, the heat comes from different sacred belief systems. One’s paradigm of … Continue reading
Why So Much Heat Around Discussions of Social Justice?
All people of good will, who have a heart of the poor and vulnerable, who are appalled by the corruption and injustice they see, who are aghast at the slaughtering of females on the scale of a holocaust, who grieve … Continue reading
Is Social Justice About Equality or Equity?
The goal of some in the social justice discussion is for people to be equal. What does this mean and what does it entail? The U.S. Declaration of Independence sets the high water mark for any civilization: “We hold these … Continue reading
The Power of a Pencil
Where do we find the resources for the development of communities and nations? Our answer will reveal which economic model we embrace. The Atheistic-Materialistic model assumes that human beings are fundamentally animals who consume resources. Resources, in this model, are material … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Communism, Economics, Freedom, Resources, wealth creation
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Great Commission Utilitarianism, Part 3
Oikonomia vs. Chrematistics In direct opposition to what those possessing a GCU (Great Commission Utilitarianism) mindset state, God’s ends reveals that human beings are placed on earth for economic purposes: to be the catalysts to allow families, communities and nations … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Development, Economic Development, Ideas Shapers, Language, Politics
Tagged Capitalism, Communism, creation, Economics, Morality, Socialism, Stewardship, Wealth
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Animism: The Curse of Fate
The following blog is fourth in a six-part series on worldview and work taken from Darrow Miller’s new book LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day. Billions of people in the developing world are also dying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Development, Economics, greed, Politics, Poverty, work, Worldview
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The Protestant Work Ethic
I enjoyed reading “Whatever Happened to the Work Ethic? The financial bust reminds us that free markets require a constellation of moral virtues” by Stephen Malanga. Darrow talks extensively about the Protestant work ethic that can help impoverished peoples understand … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Article, Benjamin Franklin, Capitalism, Economics, Materialism, Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic, work
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