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Author: Dr. Art LindsleyArt Lindsley, Ph.D. is Vice President of Theological Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics. He served as co-editor and contributing author to IFWE’s Counting the Cost: Christian Perspectives on Capitalism (Abilene Christian University Press) and For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty (Zondervan). An esteemed author and teacher, Dr. Lindsley is co-founder of Reformed Theological Seminary's Washington, D.C. campus. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Seattle Pacific University, an M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.

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If I were to take you in a helicopter to Afghanistan and parachute you into the middle of the country…

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How do you legislate good behavior? Is it possible to legislate in such a way that people are incentivized to…

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Why Private Property Rights Help the Poor

By: Dr. Art Lindsley

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In his groundbreaking book, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else, Peruvian economist…

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What the Bible Says about Property

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Why have societies like the Soviet Union or present-day Zimbabwe led to so much human suffering? One foundational reason for…

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C.S. Lewis on Progress in Economics and Politics

By: Dr. Art Lindsley

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Every day, we move forward toward a goal. But what if we are actually moving backward? In my last post,…

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C.S. Lewis on True Progress

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We have seen so much progress in science, technology, and medicine that has proven to be beneficial, and even life-saving….

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Acts 2-5 and Poverty

By: Dr. Art Lindsley

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Acts 2-5 is a provocative passage detailing the narrative of the early church in Jerusalem immediately following Pentecost. This passage…

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What the Five Myths of Jubilee Mean for Poverty

By: Dr. Art Lindsley

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Found in Leviticus 25, the biblical practice of Jubilee is becoming ever more prominent in discussions about justice, poverty, and…

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Looking Beyond the "Inner Ring"

By: Dr. Art Lindsley

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Have you ever felt “excluded” or “out of it?” It’s a miserable feeling. Yet the desire to be “in” can…

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Biblical Warnings About Government

By: Dr. Art Lindsley

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Editor’s Note: This post has been adapted from Dr. Art Lindsley’s white paper, Government: Small or Large? If you are interested in…

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