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Wealth and Political Rhetoric in Ancient Christian Perspective
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Hobby Lobby’s Billionaire CEO Says ‘God Owns It’
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Hollande’s ‘Idol of Egalité’
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Is Making Money Evil, Harry Reid?
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Intergenerational Cultural Consequences of the Housing Crisis
March 24, 2011
More Thoughts on ‘Christian Poverty in the Age of Prosperity’
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The Rich Young Man: The Law Versus Privilege
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Of Miracles and Means
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Labor and the limits of work
There has been some good discussion over the past week and Labor Day holiday about the nature of work and its role in our lives (particularly here).
The first thing I’d like to point out about Lester DeKoster’s claims regarding work is that he has in mind, at least partially, the classical Greek philosophical distinction between the active and contemplative life, particularly its disdain of manual labor. Continue Reading...