Tag: eikons
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Theology and Economics: The New (Jeru)shalom
When Jesus arrived on the scene, the Jews were looking for a messiah to gather all the Jews to Israel, overthrow the oppressors, and restore shalom. Exactly how this would happen and when was a much-contested issue. Still, these three elements were prominent within most Jewish eschatology. The gospel of Luke takes the story of…
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Theology and Economics: Vain Illusions
Genesis 4 tells of humanity's descent into delusional behavior. It begins with the story of Adam and Eve's sons, Cain and Abel. The two sons offer sacrifices to God, but Cain's sacrifice is rejected for some unstated reason. Cain becomes jealous and angry towards his brother rather than adapting his behavior to whatever God expects…
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Theology and Economics: Creation
Any meaningful economics discussion from a Christian perspective must be grounded in the epic narrative that God is unfolding in history. That narrative begins with the first two chapters of Genesis. At least six aspects of the creation stories have great importance as we begin to think about economics. God created all that is, and…