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Economic Freedom and the Path to Flourishing

By: Dr. Anne Bradley

8 minute read

What does flourishing look like and how can we achieve it? Flourishing, best described by the Hebrew word, shalom, means more than material well-being; it is rightness with God, peace, community, and contentedness. Economic freedom is a powerful means of bringing about flourishing.

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Do Christians have a reason to support economic freedom? The Bible calls us to work, flourish, and help the poor. In addition, there is scriptural support for private property and limited government. How can these principles shape our understanding of economic matters?

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Counting the Cost, Even When It Hurts

By: Dr. Anne Bradley

4 minute read

Our broader mission at IFWE is to help Christians understand the power of economic thinking as part of whole-life stewardship. We…

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Today’s post explores a key driver of human decision making. We’re going to talk about an economic principle called marginalism. This…

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Why Is There No Free Lunch?

By: Dr. Anne Bradley

3 minute read

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the…

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What exactly are incentives, and why should they be important to Christians? Yesterday we began answering this question by looking…

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Why do we do good things? Why do we carry out acts of love and charity? Conversely, why do we…

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The Biblical Foundations of Economic Principles

By: Dr. Anne Bradley

4 minute read

We have spent a lot of time over the last year on our blog talking about some basic economic principles…

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Making Choices of Significance

By: Dr. Anne Bradley

4 minute read

We have talked in previous posts about humanity’s fallen nature, the implications of the Fall for our lives on earth,…

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Renewing Culture Through Our Work

By: Logan Gates

5 minute read

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is by Logan Gates, one of IFWE’s summer interns. Logan is a Fourth Year at the…

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