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The Crisis and the Kingdom

Economics, Scripture, and the Global Financial Crisis

by Derek J. Tidball, E. Philip Davis

  • Paperback
  • 160 pages
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.1 cm

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Synopsis: The ongoing global financial crisis was not simply the fault of the financial sector. Bankers, households, and governments had all entered a spiral of greed, selfishness, and impatience in pursuit of their respective aims of higher remuneration, greater consumption, and enhanced popularity. The outcome, besides costly bank bailouts, has been rising private and public debt and stagnant economies. Economics, the ruling paradigm in today's society, can explain their motivation of self-interest but not the underlying irrationality of their behavior. Taking a view from Scripture, Philip Davis critiques the overall aims of individuals, as assumed by economics--wealth, consumption, and power--in contrast to Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom of God, the love for God and neighbor, and responsible stewardship of resources. In doing so, he aims to equip Christians to better understand the crisis from a kingdom perspective, to provide the church with a distinctive voice in these troubled times, and to press for radical Christian solutions to address the underlying difficulties. This little book aims to redress the gap in Christians' understanding that led the theologian J
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  • Author

    Derek J. Tidball

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Wipf & Stock Publishers

  • Published

    January 2012

  • Weight

    227g

  • Page Count

    160

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781610974769

  • ISBN-10

    161097476X

  • Eden Code

    4052423

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