Works that discuss and debate the pros and cons of a Christian World View in the matters of Economics and Social Justice.

A much more extensive Annotated Bibliography on Christianity and Economics exists. This work was authored by Andy Hartrop and published in the Journal of the Association of Christian Economists in December 1997. It is available for £2, from Professor A Henley, School of Management, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD; tel: 0044-1970.622.504; fax: 00441970622740.)

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Blank, Rebecca M.
Do Justice: Linking Christian Faith and Modern Economic Life.
Pilgrim Press, The, The United Church Press, 1994. ISBN#: 0829809295.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Chewning, Richard C., Editor.
Christians in the Marketplace Series Volume 2: Biblical Principles & Economics, The Foundations.
Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 1989.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Chewning, Richard C., Editor.
Christians in the Marketplace Series Volume 4: Biblical Principles & Public Policy, The Practice.
Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 1989.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Clapp, Rodney. Editor.
The Consuming Passion, Christianity & the Consumer Culture
ISBN: 0-8308-1897-9 $14.99 US
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Nothing may influence and affect the faith of Christians in the Western, developed  world so much as consumerism. Theologians and biblical scholars have often pondered the dangers and the privileges of money. But few have focused on consumption as culture or a way of life, complete with its own set of attitudes, behaviors  and purposes for living. The Consuming Passion does exactly that, relying on insightful theologians, psychologists, sociologists, ecologists and economists to probe beneath and better understand what makes consumer culture work—and how  people of faith might best respond. CULTURAL CRITIQUE, THEOLOGY, STEWARDSHIP, MONEY Pages: 224

 

Clouse, Robert.
Wealth & Poverty: Four Christian Views of Economics from William Diehl; Art Gish; John Gladwin and Gary North.
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1984.
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Cobb, John B.
Sustaining the Common Good: A Christian Perspective on the Global Economy.
Pilgrim Press, The, The United Church Press, 1994. ISBN#: 0829810102.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


De Vries, Barend A.
Champions of the Poor: The Economic Consequences of Judeo-Christian Values
Georgetown University Press, 1998.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
The author brings together thinking from various ethical and  religious sources to examine questions relating to the influence of an economic system on our society and societies around the globe. Following an introduction and overview, he discusses the economy of poverty and the ethics of social  justice and concludes with a chapter on working together to eradicate poverty. (From Booknews)

 

Ellul, Jacque, Lavonne Neff (Translator).
Money and Power.
InterVarsity Press, 1984. ISBN#: 0877849161.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE; MARKETPLACE THEOLOGY


Getz, Gene A.
Real Prosperity: Biblical Principles of Material Possessions.
Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1990. ISBN#: 0802408923.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE; BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN BUSINESS


Graham, W. Fred. et al.
Reforming Economics; A Christian Perspective on Economic Theory and Practice.
Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, ?.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Griffiths, Brian.
The Creation of Wealth.
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1984.
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Hallam, Arthur F.
Christian Capitalism.
Capitalist Press, 1981. ISBN#: 0938770004.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Halteman, James
The Clashing Worlds of Economics and Faith
Herald Press, 1995.
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Hawken, Paul.
The Ecology of Commerce.
New York, NY: Harper Business, 1993.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Ecology of Commerce is the first book to design a comprehensive system that makes conservation profitable,  productive, and possible. It is a practical blueprint for prosperous, sustainable future—radically different from anything that has come before—because it replaces the unsolvable puzzle, ‘How do we save the environment?’ with the  revolutionary challenge, ‘How do we save business?’—Publisher’s Annotation.

 

Hay, Donald.
Economics Today: A Christian Critique.
Inter-Varsity Press, 1989 (ISBN 0 85110 797 4).
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Brian Griffiths in his book ‘The Creation of Wealth.’and Donald Hay take very different  positions on many aspects of economic theory and practice, but share the Christian faith, illustrating for me that to a very substantial extent our Lord’s commands relate to ends, whereas much of economic theory is about means. Equally  devout followers of the same Saviour may have very different ideas as to the best practical route to take toward a just and truly prosperous society. Donald Hay is a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Brian Griffiths, now Lord Griffiths, is a  former economic adviser to Margaret Thatcher and currently Chairman of the Midland Bank. Source: Faith & Work Project (MaineUK) http://users.aol.com/faithwork/fw-1.htm

 

Houck, John W. and Williams, Oliver F. eds.
Co-creation and Capitalism: John Pail II’s Laborem exercens.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1983.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Klay, Robin K.
Counting the Cost: The Economics of Christian Stewardship.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Lindsell, Harold.
Free Enterprise: A Judeo-Christian Defense.
Wheaton, IL.: Tyndale, 1982.
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Mangalwadi, Vishal.
Truth and Social Reform.
Mussoorie, India: Nivedit Good Books, 1996.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Nelson, Robert H.
Reaching for Heaven on Earth: The Theological Meaning of Economics
Rowman & Littlefield, Publishers, Inc., 1991.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Theology and economics appear to be unrelated subjects—one based  upon faith, the other upon fact. Nelson, however, declares that economics is grounded not in scientific fact, but in a faith in economic progress. Economic theology preaches that the root of all evil is economic scarcity, and that the  removal of economic scarcity will create a "heaven on earth." Beginning with a look at Aristotle and Plato, the author moves through economic history to the theories of economists John Maynard Keynes, Paul Anthony Samuelson, and Milton  Friedman. In a closing section, he notes that humanity’s faith in economic progress has been shaken by events in the 20^th century like the development of the atomic bomb. (From Library Journal)

 

Novak, Michael.
The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism.
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1982.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Perkins, John.
Let Justice Roll Down.
Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1976.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE; BIOGRAPHY


Sheppard, David.
Bias to The Poor.
London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983.
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Sherman, Amy L..
The Soul of Development: Biblical Christianity and Economic Transformation in Gautemala.
Oxford, 1997.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Sider, Ronald.
Rich Christian in an Age of Hunger. (20^th Anniversary Revision)
Word, 1997.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE


Simpson, Charles & Grant, Robert
Christ’s Kingdom in the Marketplace
Mobile, AL: Charles Simpson Ministries, 1992. To Order phone: (334) 633-7900.
LIBRARY BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN BUSINESS;ECONOMICS
This book centers on the concept  that the Bible provides for all nations a specific way of living. This ‘Kingdom’ way of living begins with individuals and personal morality, and then extends outward to include political and economic systems. Socialism, for example, runs  contrary to Biblical principles, and therefore cannot produce happiness and prosperity.
http://www.forerunner.com/mandate/X0088_True_Success_and_Pro.html
 

Tawney, R. H.
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Transactio, 1998.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
In one of the classics of twentieth-century political economy, R. H. Tawney addresses the question of how religion has affected  social and economic practices. He does this by a relentless tracking of the influence of religious thought on capitalist economy and ideology since the Middle Ages. In so doing he sheds light on why Christianity continues to exert a unique  role in the marketplace. In so doing, the book offers an incisive analysis of the historical background of present morals and mores in Western culture.

 

Weber, Max.
The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism.
New York, NY: Scribner & Sons, 1958.
LIBRARY ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism is a brilliant study of the psychological  conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilization. The book analyzes the connection between the spread of Calvinism and a new attitude toward the pursuit of wealth in post-Reformation Europe and England, an attitude  which permitted, encouraged—even sanctified—the human quest for prosperity.

 

Williams, Oliver F. and Houck, John W.
The Judeo-Christian Vision and the Modern Corporation.
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 1982.
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