Search results for: "economics" (19)

Recommended Books and Bibliographies about the Theology of Work

Article

Learn more about faith and work from these resources: from introductary books to bibliographies for advanced...

What Does the Book of Revelation Say About the “Big Picture” of Work in Our Times?

Article

The book of Revelation has lessons about the “big picture” of work that we can apply today.

Course Module in Church History - Lay Movements in the Marketplace

Seminary Curriculum

Lay people have shaped church history by launching businesses that impacted economies and transformed culture.

For Scholars and Academics

Seminary Curriculum

Work and economics should be integrated into all core seminary classes. This page offers suggested assignments in...

Producing True Value at Work (Psalms 127)

Bible Commentary

As Psalm 107 speaks of large-scale economic activity, so Psalms 127 and 128 speak of the household, the basic unit of...

Economic Justice (Deuteronomy 24:14-15; 25:19; 27:17-25)

Bible Commentary

Differences of class and wealth can create opportunities for injustice. Justice requires treating workers fairly. We...

Land Ownership and Property Rights (Numbers 26-27; 36:1-12)

Bible Commentary

As time passes and demographics change, another new census is needed (Num. 26:1-4). A crucial purpose of this census is...

The Sabbath Year and the Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25)

Bible Commentary

Leviticus 25 ordains a sabbath year, one in every seven (Lev. 25:1-7), and a jubilee year, one in every fifty (Lev....

Confrontation Over the Liberation of a Slave Girl in Philippi (Acts 16:16-24)

Bible Commentary

The first of the two confrontations occurs in Philippi, where Paul and Silas encounter a girl with a spirit of...

The Economics of Radical Generosity (Acts 2:45; 4:34-35)

Bible Commentary

There is continuing debate about whether or not these community summaries advocate a certain economic system, with some...

Ezekiel 22

Bible Commentary

If the exiled Jews in Babylon missed the positive example in chapter 18, Ezekiel 22 gives them an explicit picture of...

Injustice, Greed, the Common Good and Integrity (Jeremiah 5-8)

Bible Commentary

Injustice  Failing to acknowledge God as the source of good harvests, the people of Judah soon lost any sense of...