Faithful Economics: The Moral Worlds of a Neutral Science

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Faithful Economics Faithful Economics The Moral Worlds of a Neutral Science Editors James W. Henderson John L. Pisciotta Baylor University Press Waco, Texas © 2005 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Cover Design by David Alcorn Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Faithful economics : the moral worlds of a neutral science / editors, James W. Henderson, John Pisciotta. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-932792-22-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Economics--Religious aspects--Christianity--Congresses. I. Henderson, James W. II. Pisciotta, John (John Lee) BR115.E3F35 2006 261.8'5--dc22 2005032545 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper To the 150 scholars who participated in the 2002 Conference on Christianity and Economics at Baylor University. Be outrageous. JWH JLP ...