“I, Smartphone” video is based on the essay “I, Pencil” penned by Leonard Read, in 1958. ‘I, Pencil’ has had a lasting impact on how we think about the market process. We believe that God has given us the market process as the most powerful tool we have in a fallen world to serve each other by using our gifts.
“How Then Should We Work” is a well-written, accessible book published at a very critical moment. The church, indeed all…
Read full article or listen to radio clip. Do you hold pastors and missionaries in higher regard than you do…
“Social Darwinism” is a phrase often used to describe free enterprise. But is that accurate? What does free enterprise really mean, and how might it be a tool to alleviate poverty?
“What does removing the work requirements do to the very nature of work itself, and how does it alter the incentives for those receiving welfare?” In an attempt to address these tough questions that we must ask as believers, Whelchel and Bradley discuss the biblical view of work and human design, as well as the purpose of prosperity.
There are two major lies that our culture tells us about success, but what does the Bible tell us? In this article, Hugh Whelchel challenges us to think in light of the truths of Scriptural and base our success on whether or not we have embraced the specific talents and gifts that God has given us.
In this article, Jay Richards and Anne Bradley explain how self-interest differs from greed and how a free market connects our narrower self-interest to the common good.
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.
In this op-ed, Jay Richards and Anne Bradley explain income mobility versus income gaps from a Biblical perspective.
We need to restore a vision of work that has been lost in this county – a vision of work…
