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What Critics Misunderstand about Abundance and Cooperation in Economics

Sep 4, 2014

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Theology

Critics of economics, particularly in the world of religion, frequently charge that the discipline is grounded in a mindset of scarcity and competition versus what they champion: abundance and cooperation. The critique is considerably overblown. First, economists recognize the world for what it is. Virtually nothing we use comes in usable form directly from nature.…

MEC: The Law of Salvation Through Seeking Justice

Apr 11, 2008

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Politics, Public Policy, Series: Must Everything Change?, Sociology, Theology

Today we look at the response to the third law of theocapitalism as presented in Everything Must Change. Theocapitalism Law #3: The Law of Salvation Through Competition Alone: By win-lose competition alone, you have been saved. Jesus' Law #3: The Law of Salvation Through Seeking Justice When McLaren wrote about the third law of theocapitalism,…

Anxiety Amid The Prosperity

Feb 16, 2006

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mwkruse

in Economics, Sociology

Anxiety Amid The Prosperity is an opinion piece by Robert Samuelson. He is asking why there is so much anxiety amid prosperity. His last two paragraphs pretty much sum up his thoughts. Interesting analysis. So we return to the original puzzle: Why does an economy of greater stability have industries of lesser stability? The answer…

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What Critics Misunderstand about Abundance and Cooperation in Economics

MEC: The Law of Salvation Through Seeking Justice

Anxiety Amid The Prosperity