What does Lent tell us about Markets and Morals?
What does Lent, which starts today, have to do with a topic I’m very interested in: markets and morals? Last week I wrote that in order to reform a system, it’s good to have concrete alternatives,...
View ArticleFair Trade Battles
At the end of 2011, Fair Trade USA resigned from its membership in FairTrade International (FLO). Just last month, an advertisement in the Burlington Free Press (Vermont) made headlines. Equal...
View ArticleWhen Growth is Bad
The Hastert Center for Economics, Government, And Public Policy at Wheaton College hosted an event last Thursday on the morality of economic growth, co-sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute....
View ArticleContesting the Good News
This summer, I have the opportunity to travel to Brazil with Calvin College’s Nagel Institute, for a seminar focused on understanding how Pentecostals are interacting with and shaping globalization...
View ArticleThe Problem with Giving Tuesday
Black Friday seems to now be the first day in a series of spending-oriented days: Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and today’s Giving Tuesday. Apparently 2013 marks the second official Giving...
View ArticleEconomic Choices, the Media, and Racism
At the end of 2013, I wrote a blog post entitled, “The Problem with Giving Tuesday,” where I suggested that we have a responsibility and Christian mandate to more seriously reflect on our economic...
View ArticleSaving the Market: Harry Potter, Churches, and Globalization
Harry Potter fans made the news recently for their political victory. Due to four years of advocacy work, all Harry Potter chocolates produced by Warner Brothers are guaranteed to be fairly traded or...
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