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  • Economics in Christian Perspective: Theory, Policy and Life Choices, By Victor V. Claar and Robin J. Klay
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    Economics in Christian Perspective

    Theory, Policy and Life Choices

    by Victor V. Claar and Robin Jo Klay

    Unemployment. Environmental damage. Poverty.

    Economists Victor Claar and Robin Klay critically engage mainstream economic theory and policy recommendations to provide guidance for faithfully and responsibly addressing these and other important economic issues. Affirming that a just and prosperous society depends for its continued success on maintaining the right balance of power among three ...

  • Making Peace with the Land: God's Call to Reconcile with Creation, By Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
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    Making Peace with the Land

    God's Call to Reconcile with Creation

    Resources for Reconciliation

    by Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
    Foreword by Bill McKibben

    God is reconciling all things in heaven and on earth.We are alienated not only from one another, but also from the land that sustains us. Our ecosystems are increasingly damaged, and human bodies are likewise degraded. Most of us have little understanding of how our energy is derived or our food is produced, and many of our current industrialized practices are both unhealthy for our bodies and unsustainable ...

  • Why Business Matters to God: (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed), By Jeff Van Duzer
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    Why Business Matters to God

    (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed)

    by Jeff Van Duzer

    Jeff Van Duzer grew up thinking business was the source of much damage and evil in the world, the work of greedy capitalists polluting the environment. Thirty years later he was dean of a business school.In the course of that remarkable transformation, Van Duzer found cause for both hope and concern. He discovered many business people achieving a great deal of good for society as well as a lot of ...

  • Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power, By Andy Crouch
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    Playing God

    Redeeming the Gift of Power

    by Andy Crouch

    Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence

    Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year

    ForeWord Book of the Year Award Honorable Mention

    Power corrupts—as we've seen time and time again. People too often abuse their power and play god in the lives of others. Shady politicians, corrupt executives and ego-filled ...

  • The Church, By Edmund P. Clowney
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    The Church

    Contours of Christian Theology

    by Edmund P. Clowney

    At a time in which the very word church sounds a tone of dull irrelevance, the doctrine of the church has suffered the studied neglect of many Christian leaders. The persistent demands to market, manage and grow the church and to meet thefelt needs of churched and unchurched all threaten to quench theological reflection on the abiding nature and mission of the church. But few activities ...

  • Economic Justice in a Flat World: Christian Perspectives on Globalization, Edited by Steven Rundle
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    Economic Justice in a Flat World

    Christian Perspectives on Globalization

    Edited by Steven Rundle

    Globalization may be the most hotly debated issue surrounding poverty. The benefits and costs of global economic integration are critical and complex.

    • Is a globalized, free-market economy part of the solution to economic injustice or part of the problem?
    • Are the international monetary systems pursuing policies that will reduce poverty or are they serving the interests of the wealthy?
    • What ...