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World Social Indicators: Introduction

Jul 21, 2008

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in Demography, Great Divergence, Human Progress, Series: World Social Indicators 2008, Sociology

Is the state of the world getting better or getting worse? How would you answer that question? What indicators would you look to? In his book Making the Best of It: Following Jesus in the Real World, John Stackhouse makes the case that our mission is to seek the greatest shalom possible in the world,…

MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 3)

Apr 15, 2008

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Environment, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism

Response to theocapitalism, Law #4 – Continued Capitalists are right, or at least partly so: many rich people are good people – hardworking, clever, dedicated, disciplined, and exactly the kinds of people who should prosper. But unless they use their prosperity for the common good, they find themselves working for a theocapitalist prosperity system rather…

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,…

MEC: Recap of My Concerns

Apr 1, 2008

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mwkruse

in Economics, Environment, Eschatology, Great Divergence, Human Progress, Poverty, Series: Must Everything Change?, Sociology, Theology

We are about to turn specific passages from Everything Must Change by Brian McLaren, but before we go there, I want to recap my central observations and clarify my perception of some key issues. My primary concern over the last eight posts has been McLaren’s claim that we live with a “suicide machine.” He generally…

MEC: Exhausting Scarce Resources?

Mar 26, 2008

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, Economics, Environment, Series: Must Everything Change?, Trends: Economic

I've made the case that Everything Must Change suffers from a parochialism of the present. It fails to see the trajectory society has been moving. But there is another way this parochialism is at work. It merely projects the present into the future. It fails to sufficiently consider future adaptations in human behavior and technology.…

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World Social Indicators: Introduction

MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 3)

MEC: The Law of Salvation Through Seeking Justice

MEC: Recap of My Concerns

MEC: Exhausting Scarce Resources?