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Economics & Culture

Christianity, the West, and the Rest

By Hugh Whelchel August 9, 2012 Calling, Faith and Work

Part 1 in a series on Economics & Culture

History must repeat itself because we pay such little attention to it the first time.

- Blackie Sherrod in the Dallas Morning News

When the final history is written, what, if anything, [...]

The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China

By Hugh Whelchel September 24, 2012 Faith and Work

Part 2 in a series on Economics & Culture

Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the Protestant societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history.

- Niall Ferguson

Harvard historian Niall Ferguson suggests in his recent book, [...]

Navigating the Christmas Consumer Conundrum

By Elise Amyx December 5, 2012 Common Good, Freedom

Christmas Consumerism

Part 3 in a series on Economics & Culture

So you’re out Christmas shopping, finding the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. You’re enjoying the sights and sounds of the season – the carols, the snow, perhaps the aroma of chestnuts actually roasting on an open fire. Even the [...]

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