Income inequality is a fact of economic life. People are born with different gifts, and they choose to pursue them differently in the marketplace. As such, our gifts...
Income inequality continues to be a hot topic and it’s important for Christians to be able to think about it from a biblical and economic perspective. What does...
Capitalism is an organized system to guarantee that greed becomes the primary force of our economic system and allows the few at the top to get very wealthy...
At first glance, the Bible demonstrates that God cares about the poor and about how they are treated. Scripture clearly warns of the dangers of wealth and has...
A 2006 Pew Forum poll of self-identified U.S. Christians* revealed that forty-six percent of respondents agreed with the following statement: God will grant material prosperity to all believers...
Is the prosperity gospel biblical? Last week, I introduced the “prosperity gospel”—what it is and why it’s harmful. Today, I’d like to address a biblical response to this...
One error Christians can make in their understanding of money is to think wealth is inherently sinful, and creating and accruing wealth is contrary to God’s plan. In...
When Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century was published in English in 2014, the issue of income inequality was brought again to the forefront of a very...
A full evaluation of capitalism and consumerism requires a consideration of the scriptural values informing our use of wealth and possessions. The record on the productive capabilities of...
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