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MEC: Moronic Markets and Equity

Apr 17, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Ecclesia, Economics, Emerging Church, Politics, Public Policy, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism, Theology

In Chapter 28 of Everything Must Change, McLaren writes: What can be done to deal with this gross and growing inequity that is being produced by our societal machinery? Many claim that the invisible had of free markets will resolve these problems naturally, over time. But to reiterate J. F. Rischard’s analysis: Whether from intellectual…

MEC: Disparity Driven Resentment?

Apr 16, 2008

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

Part Seven of Everything Must Change (Chapters 27 to 30) deals with the equity system. I'm not going into as much detail here as with the prosperity system, but I want to highlight a few key points. … As we’ve seen, then, the prosperity system produces some insiders who prosper quickly, leaving others farther and…

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

Apr 15, 2008

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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 Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 2)

Apr 14, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism, Theology, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Response to theocapitalism, Law #4 – Continued Repeating the quote I made in the previous post, McLaren writes: My friend Rene Padilla offers an interesting analysis of the two systems from a Latin American perspective. Communism, he says, specialized in distribution but failed at production. As a result, it ended up doing a great job…

MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 1)

Apr 12, 2008

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

Today we begin a discussion of the response to the fourth law of theocapitalism in Everything Must Change. Theocapitalism Law #4. The Law of Freedom to Prosper Through Unaccountable Corporations: I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic economy, and in the communion of unaccountable corporations. Jesus’ Law #4: The Law of Freedom to Prosper…

MEC: The Law of Salvation Through Seeking Justice

Apr 11, 2008

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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: Is There a Difference Between Theocapitalsim and Capitalism?

Apr 8, 2008

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

I concluded yesterday’s post by observing that Everything Must Change suggests that theocapitalism is an errant form of some more legitimate type of capitalism. Yet McLaren’s critique suggests that capitalism, “theo” or otherwise, is objectionable. Here’s why. Capitalism “Capital” is at the heart of capitalism. The word “capital” comes from the Latin caput meaning “head.”…

MEC: Theocapitalism

Apr 7, 2008

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in Christian Life, Economics, Series: Must Everything Change?, Sociology, Theology

We now jump several chapters ahead in Everything Must Change to Part 6 of the book on “The Prosperity System.” Up to this point in the book, there have been some polemic passages, many of which I found distasteful. This section of the book spins into a whole new level. McLaren introduces his notion of…

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