IFWE’s Midweek Memo

Providing relevant news, analysis, and opinion on all things faith, work, and economics.

The Hobby Lobby Hubbub: Can the government force private business owners to act against their religious convictions? Halee Gray Scott at Revelant Magazine examines three reasons why Christians should be concerned about the ruling in the Hobby Lobby case.

Dreaming A Dream Gone By? Matthew Lee Anderson visits the roles of law and mercy explored through the lens of Les Miserables.

What’s Wrong with Earthbound Economics? Joseph Sunde warns Christians of their tendency towards earthbound thinking and urges them to apply biblically-sound transcendent thinking to public policy issues.

Theological Explorations of Poverty: Is poverty a consequence on our fallen nature, or are we called to be poor as Christians? Alexis Hamilton discusses the theology of poverty at the Values and Capitalism blog.

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