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Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics

December 23, 2024 by Duane Ebesu Leave a Comment

  Review a book, get a book! Have you read something that has nurtured your faith and scholarship? ESN welcomes reviews of books from various fields of study and various genres. Our article, A Call For Reviews, includes guidelines for submitting reviews. We thank Duane Ebesu for this review that explores how religious values are connected with economic behavior. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics, edited by Albino Barrera and Roy C. Amore is a learned investigation into the … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: economics, ethics

The Value of Immigrants to the United States. Part 9 of the Welcoming the Stranger Series

September 24, 2018 by Royce Francis Leave a Comment

What effects do people like Guillermo, who come to the United States to pick our produce for a low hourly wage, have on the overall economy? Does immigration hurt the American worker? Are foreign workers even needed? What about the costs of providing education, healthcare, and other public services to these people? Can our country afford to welcome so many immigrants? Could we afford not to have them here? From a Christian perspective, these questions ought not to be primary: the scriptural witness is that we are to … [Read more...] about The Value of Immigrants to the United States. Part 9 of the Welcoming the Stranger Series

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Baltimore Running Festival half marathon, citizenship, economics, economy, exercise, health, Immigration, immigration policy, immigration reform, intervarsity press, undocumented persons, Welcoming the Stranger, Welcoming the Stranger Series, wellness, work

Science in Review: The Evolving Healthcare Market

March 29, 2017 by Andy Walsh 2 Comments

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How do we provide the best possible healthcare for the most people and how do we pay for it? Those are not purely scientific questions, but I have some personal and professional interest in how we answer those questions, as a healthcare consumer and someone whose job connects to the health sector at multiple points. Last week's nonvote on a replacement for the Affordable Care Act was undoubtedly a milestone in the conversation about those questions, but it was not the final word by any stretch. Healthcare costs continue … [Read more...] about Science in Review: The Evolving Healthcare Market

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: economics, healthcare, science, science in review

Book Review: Flourishing, by Miroslav Volf

July 1, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World, Miroslav Volf. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015. Summary: Volf argues that the twin globalizing forces of international economics and world religions, problematic as they may be, may  also be the source of rich and holistic flourishing for the human community. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Flourishing, by Miroslav Volf

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: Book Review, economics, flourishing, globalization, Miroslav Volf, political pluralism, politics, religious exclusivism, religious violence, world religions

The University Today: Challenges and Opportunities (Video)

August 8, 2015 by ESN Announce Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqIWGAKDfa8 Earlier Bob Trube, Senior Area Director, IVCF/USA shared the transcript (with minor edits) of The University Today: Challenges and Opportunities, a presentation he gave at the IFES World Assembly (Oaxtepec, Mexico, 7/22/2015). Now the video is available online and the Emerging Scholars Network  (ESN) doesn't want you miss it! Furthermore, we encourage you to find an opportunity with peers to discuss the  four "change" forces in the university that offer both challenges … [Read more...] about The University Today: Challenges and Opportunities (Video)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Life in the Academy Tagged With: change, economics, global Christianity, higher education, IFES, internationalization, secularization, technology, university, World Assembly

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