August 09, 2013
Year: 2013
August 09, 2013
Christians Need a Holistic Definition of Poverty
August 09, 2013
Free Book: ‘Judaism, Law & The Free Market: An Analysis’
For a limited time, the Acton Book Shop is offering a book by rabbinical scholar Dr. Joseph Isaac Lifshitz for free: Judaism, Law & The Free Market: An Analysis. Acton released this title at an academic conference late last year, and in it, Lifshitz examines the Jewish treatment of themes such as property rights, social welfare, charity, generosity, competition, and concepts of order. Continue Reading...
August 08, 2013
Accepting Applications for an ‘Intellectual Retreat’
August 08, 2013
Does Legalizing Prostitution Reduce Child Sex Slavery?
August 08, 2013
A conflict of Christian visions: Gen. 1-2 vs. Gen. 3 Christianity
There are two prominent schools of thought within conservative Protestant circles that continue to clash over what Christianity is about because their starting points comprise different biblical theological visions. I use the word “prominent” here because I fully recognize that there are other more nuanced voices in the Christian diaspora. Continue Reading...
August 08, 2013
Do the Poor Vote for More Welfare?
August 08, 2013
The Rise of Free-Market Alternatives to Obamacare
August 08, 2013
Was Gordon Gekko Catholic?
Is greed really good? Does self-interest equal sin? Samuel Gregg takes on these questions at Aleteia.org, in an excerpt from his new book, Tea Party Catholic: the Catholic Case for Limited Government, a Free Economy and Human Flourishing. Continue Reading...
August 08, 2013