• Arts & Culture
• Economics 101

IFWE’s Visiting Scholar Dr. David Kotter examines the four major novels of atheist Ayn Rand along with secondary literature to evaluate her work through a biblical lens. He begins with a brief biography of her life, then gives a summary of her significant contributions and an overview of her philosophy, Objectivism. IFWE’s Dr. Art Lindsley provides an introduction explaining why Christians would examine the writings of an atheist and why the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics has published this paper.

• Theology 101

What does the Bible really say about forgiveness of debt and redistribution of land? In this paper, Art Lindsley walks through Leviticus 25 to explain five common myths about Jubilee.

• Theology 101

“Jesus regards our attitudes about money as very important in the formation of our character.” In this selected chapter excerpt from his latest book, Living into the Life of Jesus: The Formation of Christian Character, Dr. Klaus Issler examines the Jesus practice of “doing our work well,” helping the Christian to understand how to integrate their God life with their faith life.

• Public Square
• Theology 101

“It was at creation that God the Creator committed the world and its resources to humanity (Gen. 1:28–29). It was because the man and the woman were made in the image of God that they were commanded to subdue the created order and to exercise dominion over the whole of it. As a result, God granted dominion to this first human pair under his law, but he did not grant his sovereignty to them, for God alone is Lord and the only sovereign over all.”

• Theology 101

In this article, Art Lindsley takes a look at the oft-cited passage of Acts 2-5 as a Biblical justification for socialism. Through clear Biblical exegesis, Lindsley helps Christians understand the true meaning behind the passage which says the believers “had all things in common.” He outlines the conditions that one would have to show in order to prove Acts 2-5 teaches socialism, and ultimately concludes that it is impossible to do so.

The Biblical year of Jubilee has long been associated with issues of social justice. It has been used recently as an argument in favor of “redistribution of wealth,” and expanded in a number of directions, perhaps most notably in terms of international debt. Michael A. Harbin’s paper focuses on two significant questions arising out of the Leviticus 25:10 passage: “Is this concept of social justice a valid understanding of the OT institution of Jubilee?” and “Is the OT institution of Jubilee applicable today?”

Members of the clergy and economists form their understandings of the world by examining it through different windows. Yet, Lee argues that the differences between them, though important, are less than most believe. The social objectives of both are remarkably similar, even though their windows on the world suggest different approaches in achieving them.

• At Work
• Theology 101

When Christians ask about calling, we usually mean: Is God calling me to a particular job, profession or type of work? In this article, William Messenger explores the call to follow Christ and how to discern God’s guidance in work.

• At Work
• Theology 101

In this article, Executive Director Hugh Whelchel discusses how the church has wandered from the Biblical truth of vocational calling, defines the Biblical principle of all work as calling, and offers direction for rediscovering this lost doctrine of work.

• Public Square
• Theology 101

At the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, we are committed to be advocates for the poor. However, there are competing views about how best to deal with poverty. Tim Keller provides some foundational Biblical principles for addressing this issue.