Andy Crouch asks a very good question about Christian integration in economics: David Brooks gets it just right. We are not machines, and neither is our economy. So where, oh where, are the Christian economists whose work is deeply informed by a non-mechanistic view of human nature, and the 'faith and trust' that economies require?' Brooks is writing about the "empirical prison" of economics on both the right and the left. I have some thoughts, but let's hear yours first. Who are the Christian economists we ought to … [Read more...] about Christians and the “empirical prison” of economics
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Interviews at Following Christ 2008
I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. Mine was a bit abbreviated, as our two-year-old came down with a stomach virus and I had to stay home with her instead of joining the rest of the family. The worst part: not getting to debate the merits of the movie Once with my wife's cousin's husband. (For my take on the movie, see here.) But today is going better. I just received via UPS the camcorders that Tom Trevethan and I will be using at Following Christ 2008. We'll be interviewing faculty and students about following … [Read more...] about Interviews at Following Christ 2008
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Over at Books & Culture, Karl W. Giberson reviews The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, edited by (in Gilberson's phrase) "that arch-villain Richard Dawkins." Gilberson is being cheeky, and he notes that, in this volume, Dawkins' love for science and skill as a writer and editor shines through. Gilberson notes that Dawkins "is exceptional in being a member of Britain's most élite scientific and literary societies, the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Literature." The review is worth reading. I, for … [Read more...] about Science & Literature