Category - free markets

Church urged to put its money where its message is, after asset revelations

staff writers — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:13:43 +0000

The Church of England has been encouraged to "put its money where its message is", after revelations that its finance managers have been using the same aggressive tactics its archbishops yesterday condemned City traders for.

Global churches mobilize week of action on just trade and economy

staff writers — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:40:25 +0000

Calling for alternatives to enforced free trade, churches and church-related organizations world-wide, along with other religious groups and community partners, are gearing up for a major Trade Week of Action, from 14-21 October 2007.

Is God Bankrupt? A theological response to Prosperity with a Purpose

Simon Barrow — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:29:59 +0000

The aim of this response to the new CTBI report on the ethics of affluence, offered by the theological think tank Ekklesia, is to clarify what it says and what it means; to reflect on its approach and how it justifies it; and then to look at how it makes use of theology in articulating principles for engaging market economics. We argue that while the document contains useful analysis and ideas, it is theologically weak in ways that may relate to other inadequacies. But we welcome it as a contribution to an ongoing and important discussion.

Simon Barrow