Are Economists Basically Immoral?: And Other Essays On Economics, Ethics, And Religion

Front Matter......Page 1
Title Page, p. iii......Page 3
Contents, p. v......Page 5
Introduction, p. vii......Page 7
Part I. Economics and Ethics......Page 27
CHAPTER 1 Are Economists Basically Immoral?, p. 1......Page 29
CHAPTER 2 Economics and Ethics: The Problem of Dialogue, p. 10......Page 38
CHAPTER 3 Income and Ethics in the Market System, p. 29......Page 57
PART 2 Economics and Theology......Page 75
CHAPTER 4 Can Homo Economicus Be Christian?, p. 49......Page 77
CHAPTER 5 Economic Scientists and Skeptical Theologians, p. 81......Page 109
CHAPTER 6 Christian Theological Perspectives on the Economy, p. 97......Page 125
CHAPTER 7 Controlling Stories: On the Mutual Influence of Religious Narratives and Economic Explanations, p. 118......Page 146
PART 3 Economics, Theology, and Justice......Page 159
CHAPTER 8 Justice, Natural Law, and Reformation Theology, p. 133......Page 161
CHAPTER 9 The Concept of Economic Justice in Religious Discussion, p. 151......Page 179
CHAPTER 10 The U.S. Catholic Bishops and the Pursuit of Justice, p. 171......Page 199
CHAPTER 24 The Morality of Labor Unions, p. 409 (not available online for copyright reasons)......Page 0
PART 4 Economics and History......Page 220
CHAPTER 12 Christian Social Thought and the Origination of the Economic Order, p. 213......Page 222
CHAPTER 13 Clerical Laissez-Faire: A Case Study in Theological Ethics, p. 238......Page 247
PART 5 On Teaching and Learning......Page 274
CHAPTER 14 “The Nature of Man”: What Are We After?, p. 267......Page 276
CHAPTER 15 Researchers and Degree Purchasers, p. 276......Page 285
PART 6 Teaching Economics......Page 300
CHAPTER 16 Economics Is a Way of Thinking, p. 293......Page 302
CHAPTER 17 Teaching Introductory Economics, p. 302......Page 311
CHAPTER 18 Teaching Economics by Telling Stories, p. 315......Page 324
CHAPTER 19 Between Sterility and Dogmatism, p. 328......Page 337
PART 7 Economic Method......Page 346
CHAPTER 20 Ethics on The Road to Serfdom and Beyond, p. 339......Page 348
CHAPTER 21 Measures of Wealth and Assumptions of Right: An Inquiry, p. 348......Page 357
CHAPTER 22 The Foundations of Law and Economics: Can the Blind Lead the Blind?, p. 366......Page 375
PART 8 Policy Commentary......Page 398
CHAPTER 23 What Is the Responsibility of Business Under Democratic Capitalism?, p. 391......Page 400
CHAPTER 25 An Economic Perspective on Illegal Drugs, p. 436......Page 418
CHAPTER 26 Economics, Ethics, and Ecology, p. 441......Page 423
Index, p. 471......Page 453