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This timely study fulfils the need for an ethical examination of
global finance which is both theologically and economically
literate. Cowley tackles the assumption that economic factors are
pivotal in driving globalization forward. She argues that economic
factors are themselves driven: they are the working out of
underlying phenomena. Of these, the most pervasive and influential
is money, not only in the sense of the finance sector, but also
money itself, the symbolic properties that it possesses. The Value
of Money looks at how these properties shape the nature of the
finance sector, its activities, and the relationships within it and
with the rest of the economy. It also examines the effect of money
on our understanding of freedom, of the market itself and of the
ethical, issues arising from this, for individuals, the sector and
for society as a whole.
St Augustine of Hippo was the earliest thinker to develop a
distinctively Christian political and social philosophy. He does so
mainly from the perspective of Platonism and Stoicism; but by
introducing the biblical and Pauline conceptions of sin, grace and
predestination he radically transforms the 'classical'
understanding of the political. Humanity is not perfectible through
participation in the life of a moral community; indeed, there are
no moral communities on earth. Humankind is fallen; we are slaves
of self-love and the destructive impulses generated by it. The
State is no longer the matrix within which human beings can achieve
ethical goods through co-operation with other rational and moral
beings. Augustine's response to classical political assumptions and
claims therefore transcends 'normal' radicalism. His project is not
that of drawing attention to weaknesses and inadequacies in our
political arrangements with a view to recommending their abolition
or improvement. Nor does he adopt the classical practice of
delineating an ideal State. To his mind, all States are imperfect:
they are the mechanisms whereby an imperfect world is regulated.
They can provide justice and peace of a kind, but even the best
earthly versions of justice and peace are not true justice and
peace. It is precisely the impossibility of true justice on earth
that makes the State necessary. Robert Dyson's new book describes
and analyses this 'transformation' in detail and shows Augustine's
enormous influence upon the development of political thought down
to the thirteenth century.
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Ian Stackhouse, Oliver D. Crisp; Foreword by Thomas G. Long
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2021 Book Award Winner, The Gospel Coalition (Public Theology &
Current Events) Christians are often thought of as defending only
their own religious interests in the public square. They are viewed
as worrying exclusively about the erosion of their freedom to
assemble and to follow their convictions, while not seeming as
concerned about publicly defending the rights of Muslims, Hindus,
Jews, and atheists to do the same. Andrew T. Walker, an emerging
Southern Baptist public theologian, argues for a robust Christian
ethic of religious liberty that helps the church defend religious
freedom for everyone in a pluralistic society. Whether explicitly
religious or not, says Walker, every person is striving to make
sense of his or her life. The Christian foundations of religious
freedom provide a framework for how Christians can navigate deep
religious difference in a secular age. As we practice religious
liberty for our neighbors, we can find civility and commonality
amid disagreement, further the church's engagement in the public
square, and become the strongest defenders of religious liberty for
all. Foreword by noted Princeton scholar Robert P. George.
WHAT NOW?
When the World Stops is a timely yet timeless message for God’s people
that provides
practical tools for not only weathering this current crisis, but
emerging from it with a
strengthened faith and deeper appreciation for the things that matter
most. Like a
reassuring hand on your shoulder, Dr. Michael L. Brown helps point the
way forward
for those seeking answers to questions like:
- Is this pandemic the final plague talked about in the Book
of Revelation?
- Are we indeed in the final days before Jesus’ return?
- Who or what sent the virus?
- How do I balance my family’s needs with the faith to live
for Christ in crisis?
- Should we submit to the government’s guidelines?
- How can I steward my health in a biblical way?
Dr. Brown brings biblically sound and clear answers for staying
healthy, living with
wisdom, and maintaining your faith. As we move forward with wisdom in
the power of
the Holy Spirit, we must understand that "the darkness is the divine
setup for the
light. The sickness is the divine setup for the healing. The current
crisis is the divine
setup for the church to arise and shine and make a difference. We must
seize this
moment before it passes. We must milk it to the full, for the glory of
God. Does your
heart bear witness to my words?"
This book will help you see how you can be the hands and feet of Jesus
during
this world's dark hour. It provides a God-calibrated compass for the
turbulent
uncharted waters we find ourselves in and sifts through the dizzying
array of
information regarding this current crisis, separating fact from
fiction, prudence
from pandemonium and faith from fear.
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