As we close out our exploration of the modern day relationship of economics and religion, we look at four major political relations. In this piece, we look at Capitalism with Faith, or the Religious Right (RR).
As we close out our exploration of the modern day relationship of economics and religion, we look at four major political relations. In this piece, we look at Capitalism without Faith, or Objectivism/Libertarianism.
As we close out our exploration of the modern day relationship of economics and religion, we look at four major political relations. In this piece, we look at Communism without Faith, or theistic Marxism/Liberation Theology
As we close out our exploration of the modern day relationship of economics and religion, we look at four major political relations. In this piece, we look at Communism without Faith, or theistic Marxism/Liberation Theology.
After spending over 2000 years going over the best and brightest in economics and theology, we come to the late 20th century/early 21st century, the decades of Reaganomics, the Religious Right, the fall of the Soviet Union, and huge shifts in religious and…
When people speak of modern economists, two major thinkers arise to the forefront, John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek, each standing as a contrast to the other’s economic doctrines (even to the point where they’ve had two rap battles. Yes. RAP battles.) We’ve…
Between Marx and Smith’s contrasting views, there would be dozens of scholars who attempted to build on and expand their ideas, whether it was in regard to Smith’s laissez- faire models or Marx’s growing appeal for communism. However, it would not be until the…
Karl Marx, the father of modern Marxist and communist thought, set the tone for decades of conflict, providing the language of oppression and revolution that played into many of today’s governments. However, one of his more ‘revolutionary…
Marx’s ideology of a society free of class has been used by millions to encourage and enforce religion-less cultures and societies, including North Korea and the Soviet Union. Many American critics have colored the philosophy as a godless one. But is there any possible way for Marx to…
While economic thought is nothing new or even that modern, a properly mathematical approach to the topic was not established until Adam Smith and his Wealth of Nations. The majority of the book is fixated on exploring and describing various aspects of the British economy…