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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

How to Think Christianly about the Economy (with Victor Claar & Greg Forster)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Talbot, Church, Christianity, Christian, Culture, Biola, Sean Mcdowell, Religion & Spirituality, Scott Rae, Think Biblically

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

How should we think about our economy as followers of Jesus? Do we accept economic life as "it is what it is?" Or does the way we think about economics make a difference in our discipleship? Co-authors Victor Claar (economist) and Greg Forster (political philosopher) talk about their new book on the most influential economist of our time, Sir John Maynard Keynes, and how his views on economics have shaped how culture sees human beings, morality, consumption and prosperity. Be sure not to miss...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the podcast Think Biblically, Conversations on Faith and Culture.

0:06.0

I'm your host Scott Ray, Dean of Faculty and Professor of Christian Ethics at Talbot School

0:10.2

of Theology, Biola University.

0:13.0

We're here today with two special guests,

0:14.7

authors of a brand new book.

0:17.6

And the book is entitled,

0:19.4

the Keynesian Revolution and Our Empty Economy,

0:22.1

Subtitled,

0:23.0

We're All Dead.

0:24.8

And they really wanted that we all were all dead

0:27.7

to be the title, not the subtitle, but they

0:29.8

got overruled by the publisher.

0:31.9

So our guest there, our economist Victor Clark, who is a professor of economics at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida.

0:41.0

His co-author is Greg Forster, who is a background in political philosophy,

0:45.7

author of a half a dozen different books on the intersection of Christian faith

0:49.5

and political philosophy, currently the director of the Economia Network, which is a network of

0:55.3

seminaries that are committed to advancing the conversation on faith work and

0:59.7

economics to the next generation of church leaders and pastors.

1:03.4

So guys, thanks for being with me on this.

1:06.6

And it's a great chance to talk about your book.

1:08.8

It's a terrific new book.

1:11.2

But it is not for the faint of heart.

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