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Books
The monographs that appear below are the most recent publications
either by the Acton Institute, or by the scholars associated with
the Institute's academic research center through other publishers.
The themes that these books cover range widely, but their common
ground is that they offer pathbreaking scholarship in heretofore
neglected academic investigations.
The State of Economic Education in United States Seminaries
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Economic analysis of social issues is rare within U.S. seminaries,
according to a recent survey conducted by the Center for Economic
Personalism by the Templeton Foundation. While prayer, study
of Scripture, and pursuit of virtue are integral to the formation
of Christians, those who wish to be of genuine assistance
to the economically disadvantaged and marginalized also need
some understanding of a modern economy.
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Economic Thinking for the Theologically Minded
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This book provides an introduction to what has been called
"the economic way of thinking." This involves explaining
some of the critical concepts and foundational assumptions
employed in economics. To communicate these ideas effectively
to those engaged in theological studies, this book avoids
using unnecessary technical terminology. These concepts are
then subject to analysis from the standpoint of Christian
ethics, with emphasis placed upon the often-unsuspected degree
of agreement between economics and Christian belief about
the nature of the person. The second half consists of a collection
of selections from classical economic texts, representing
a range of authors from a variety of schools of thought. These
selections have been arranged around ten key concepts, each
of which attempts to deepen understanding of various ideas
presented in the book's first half.
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Softcover
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Foundations of Economic Personalism
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Foundations of Economic Personalism is the series title for
three jointly authored monographs, each analyzing a significant
dimension of the Center for Economic Personalism's unique
synthesis of Christian personalism and free-market economic
theory. In the aftermath of the momentous geo-political changes
of the late 1980s, a small group of Christian social ethicists
began to dialogue with free-market economists over the morality
of market activity. This interdisciplinary exchange eventually
led to a new research program within Christian social ethics
under the rubric of economic personalism. Economic personalists
strive to integrate economic theory, history, and methodology
with Christian personalism's emphasis on human dignity, humane
social structures, and social justice.
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