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 …

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 …

reasons for income differences between countries. Institutional economics and the deep determinants of growth literature try …

reasons for income differences between countries. Institutional economics and the deep determinants of growth literature try …

reasons for income differences between countries. Institutional economics and the deep determinants of growth literature try …

religion and entrepreneurship is instrumental in explaining the engagement of people in entrepreneurship. …