ECON 492 - Economics Capstone Seminar

Treats Christian ethics in the context of contemporary issues, including war and the arms trade, social justice, ecology, economics, medicine and genetics.

Fifteen years after its original publication comes a thoroughly revised edition of the "Evangelical Dictionary of Theology." Every article from the original edition has been revisited. With some articles being removed, others revised, and many new articles added, the result is a completely new dictionary covering systematic, historical, and philosophical theology as well as theological ethics.

A first set of issues concerns the methodology of business ethics. What is the role of ethical theory in business ethics? To what extent, if at all, can thinking in business ethics be enhanced by philosophy, so as to provide real moral guidance? Another set of issues involves questions regarding markets, capitalism, and economic justice. There are related concerns about the nature of business organizations and the responsibilities they have to their members, owners, and society.

If there's a chapter relevant to your topic/issue, a handbook can help to identify "major studies." This Handbook addresses different aspects of the relationship between economics and Christianity, maps the current state of scholarship and points to new directions for the field.

Contains original research on topics ranging from gender to happiness, from poverty to top incomes, and from employers to the welfare state. Ideal as an overview of the latest, cutting-edge research on economic inequality, this is a must have reference for students and researchers alike.