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I. Theological Foundations I. Theological Foundations
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II. Biblical Roots II. Biblical Roots
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III. Post-Biblical Periods III. Post-Biblical Periods
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IV. Looking Ahead IV. Looking Ahead
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A. Challenges and Possibilities A. Challenges and Possibilities
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B. Potential Contributions B. Potential Contributions
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Contribution 1: Tandem of Justice and Charity Contribution 1: Tandem of Justice and Charity
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Contribution 2: Common Good Contribution 2: Common Good
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Contribution 3: Theological Anthropology Contribution 3: Theological Anthropology
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C. Practical Goals C. Practical Goals
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Note Note
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References References
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28 Economic Justice
Get accessAlbino Barrera is Professor of Economics and Theology at Providence College in Rhode Island.
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Published:03 March 2014
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Abstract
Christianity has had a long-standing interest in economic justice, rooted in its Scriptures, especially Old Testament prophets and the New Testament Gospels. It was taken up by the Church Fathers and the Scholastics, in their concern for the poor, just prices, and usury. Taking this concern to modern market economies is complicated but important. After all, globalization has resulted in rampant problems of materialism, consumerism, and individualism. It has led to the commodification of the human person who is viewed only as a consumer or as a factor of production. Collective-action problems have become even more severe, as in the cases of global warming and the depletion of fish stocks. Christian thought and practice have unique contributions to offer on these challenges. In particular, its linkage of justice and charity as an inseparable pair, its notion of the common good, and its theological anthropology are well suited to addressing these issues in a rational fashion.
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