professional economics need enrichment by religious or quasi-religious thinking? Many common criticisms of professional economics …’ discourse? The prologue asks whether mainstream economics tends to preclude religious or quasi-religious understandings, whether … that is a bad thing, and about the relationship between such understandings and religious faith. …

focus upon the significant yet daunting task of communicating sound economics to faith-based audiences who may not be … five roles that may potentially be played by economists of faith in influencing the activity of economists. In particular I … naturally inclined to accept conventional economic wisdom. I suggest that economics can be viewed in terms of our good …

The Prologue to this issue discusses how the flatness of economics leaves out aspects of reality that do not fit neatly … something like utility maximization has long been present in Christian theology. To be sure, economics is ‘flat’ in its style … and, unlike religion, excludes by custom certain scholarly tools which would complement the flat approach. I argue …

determine who among religious economists are making the greatest contributions, to the dialogue of faith and economics and to …. Often, these organizations encourage participants to explore potential connections between their faith and their profession … the profession of economics as a whole. Both the first and second tasks are complicated by the fact that many economists …

in choosing between that power and simplicity and the alternatives. Rather than deepening our economics with faith, it …Is economics unduly flat? Perhaps, sometimes. But part of the power of economics comes from the parsimony of its … may be that we are better off using a relatively flat economics to enrich religious understandings. …

generations. We remark on such facets of religion in relation to a propensity among some decision scientists and others to regard …

human dignity, personhood, stewardship, and empathy can enrich economics. A number of ideas of Islam, such as property …

article suggests that many of the shortcomings of neoclassical economics come from its overly narrow understanding of the …