transformation of value in early Christianity / Stephen C. Barton -- Jesus, virtuoso religion, and the community of goods / Brian J … / David J. Downs -- The economics of humility : the rich and the humble in James / Mariam Kamell -- Aliens and strangers … North African appropriation of Pauline household economics / David E. Wilhite -- Critiquing Rome's economy : Revelation and …

Recently, some theological ethicists have criticized modern economics for offering a rival theology that undermines an … appreciation for creation and God’s gifts. In their view, through the logic of opportunity cost, economics substitutes a tragic … world of scarcity for God’s abundance. Further, the focus in economics on maximizing utility teaches us to be restless …