Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem
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In Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute Jay W. Richards and bestselling author of Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late and Infiltrated: How to Stop the Insiders and Activists Who Are Exploiting the Financial Crisis to Control Our Lives and Our Fortunes, defends capitalism within the context of the Christian faith, revealing how entrepreneurial enterprise, based on hard work, honesty, and trust, actually fosters creativity and growth. In doing so, Money, Greed, and God exposes eight myths about capitalism, and demonstrates that a good Christian can be a good capitalist.
Jay W. Richards
Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., O.P., is a Research Assistant Professor in the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and Executive Editor of The Stream. He is author or editor of more than a dozen books including two New York Times bestsellers. His book Money, Greed, and God was a winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An excellent and simple explanation and demonstration of how and why capitalism in a free market is the best economic and political system in the world, which enables the private sector to own and create wealth for itself. Though dated (pub. 2009), nothing has changed!The message in this book is for Christians to see how God has His hand in this economic system, and that they should naturally reject the world's ignorant view that capitalism is greedy, encourages theft, and that Christians can't be capitalists. Unfortunately, many Christians have adopted this worldview and falsely think the world can offer a better method of wealth creation and the impact on poverty. Hopefully, Mr. Richards can change some minds...and hearts!!!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Some thought provoking stuff on why capitalism works and a moral evaluation of the economic system and how/why it frequently gets poor press. Not an area of expertise for me and not sure I agree with everything but more often than not the author made sense.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is a really good primer on capitalism that doesn't attempt to run from the standard criticisms. He also does a decent job of biblical exegesis that brings insight in what the Bible really says about economics. So it is a nice intersection. Recommended.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A clear and powerful defence of the free market from a christian perspective.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Richards points out the Christianity has always seemed conflicted in its attitude toward wealth, if it is good or evil. In this short set of essays he sets out to show the conflict is not valid. He approaches the problem by resolving problems associated with errors that he organizes under eight myths. Along the way he describes his own maturing from a socialist, almost communist, and Rand objectivist to a conservative capitalist.Supporting his arguments with numerous biblical references he validates private property. With reference to many philosophers and economists he validates free-market capitalism. His major victory is to demonstrate that a good Christian can also be a good capitalist.While I agree with his approach, and found this an enjoyable read, I found myself in disagreement with a number of his observations about economics. This is very much a work for interested Christians. While it may help to improve an economist's view of some issues in terms of specific audiences, they will be mostly dissatisfied.