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The relevance of christian fictive domestic economy

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The theologian, Bruce Malina, argued in this journal (1997) that the Bible is not relevant to economics in the contemporary world. This paper contends the contrary. A body of economists and social theologians hold that a set of consistent socio-economic principles and ethics underlying the long history of the Biblical texts can be applied to the modern world, and are so intended to apply. An assumption of this group is that the Bible depicts the word of God interpreted and ultimately written down by people in their day and age. It is the socio-economic warrants in principle contained in this material that are relevant today. The argument here has two aspects. One questions Malina, concluding that he does not sustain his conclusions. The second aspect is to illustrate something of the methodology and conclusions of the economist/social theologian group that asserts the relevance of Biblical principle to contemporary society.

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  • Clive Beed, 2003. "The relevance of christian fictive domestic economy," Forum for Social Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 23-39, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fosoec:v:32:y:2003:i:2:p:23-39
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02779077
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    1. Clive Beed, 2006. "What is the relationship of religion to economics?," Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(1), pages 21-45.

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