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Editor's note
This issue of R&L is a good example of the encounter between faith and reason.Interest and responsibility
Since at least the Middle Ages, the payment and receipt of interest has existed under a moral cloud, due mainly to a misunderstanding concerning what interest is and why it exists.Europe without roots
Our values, rights, and duties of equality, tolerance, respect, solidarity, and compassion are born from God's sacrifice.Doubled-edged sword: The power of the Word - Genesis 17:3
Was the goal of the Abrahamic covenant merely to produce a civilized culture?Be wary of power
If we value freedom, we must have an intellectual resistance to any proposals that would override choice and replace it with regimentation by the state.Health within limits: A reading of Wendell Berry
In limiting ourselves, we fulfill ourselves.The Church must remember its mission
From time immemorial, it has been the case that the most difficult work of caring for the least among us has been initiated by churches and from the resources that church leaders and members accumulated voluntarily.Practical virtue: Finance and administration in the spirit of church organizations
Is there a vision of management – particularly in the area of finance and administration – specific to church organizations? If so, what does it involve?Calling, vocation, and business
Does God call people to business as a vocation, because business has intrinsic value or only as a means to accomplish "real" ministry?The Economics and Morality of Caring for the Poor
Today, social programs account for about 50 percent of the federal budget—including Social Security and Medicare, which comprise the lion's share of social programs (public housing, public schools, unemployment benefits, job training programs, food stamps, etc.). Total spending on social programs in the United States exceeds $1 trillion annually.The culture of life, the culture of the market
The market is not a mere abstraction of economic production and distribution, but, rather, people themselves,Is it on the test? Teaching Christianity and the humanities in a secular environment
I owe my fellow citizens a great debt for their willingness to create and support a public educational system. Yet that system constantly works against the values and objectives I believe are essential.