In his book, Economics Today: a Christian critique, Donald Hay demonstrates “…that Christianity has much to contribute to the analysis of…major economic issues.” In considering this book and offering a critique of its contribution, this paper will use the categories of context, aim, method and content.
Archive for July, 2009
11 JulPope Benedict XVI on the Economic Crisis and the Logic of the Gift
There are a seemingly endless amount of accounts of who or what is to blame for the current economic crisis. Is it the US government for allowing the collapse of Lehman Bros? Or was it the rating agencies who rated high-risk packages of sub-prime mortgages as if they were a rock solid investment? Or is it perhaps the very structure of the corporation that encourages short-term profits over long-term sustainability?