Re: Christianity and Capitalism

Hello Robert,
   
  Do you recall where K. Boulding wrote about this 'third way'? He is a familiar figure in the movement toward 'evolutionary economics,' following the book of that title in 1981. The socialism I imagine he got from the east, where the Wise Men came from according to Matthew 2:1. Additionally, I'm wondering if his wife is still applying his work.

  Should say that I kind of chuckled at your language about economic systems below (please don't worry, I'm past the polemics); didn't many people consider Alan Greenspan a kind of prophet or modern-day priest?
   
  Also would be glad to know if you're not devaluing 'social science.'
   
  Regards,
   
  Gregory
  
Robert Schneider <rjschn39@bellsouth.net> wrote:
          I think it is a mistake to insist that the economic systems we have experienced in our lifetimes should be baptized, confirmed and ordained. Perhaps, as economist Kenneth Boulding has written, some third way will emerge that incorporates the better elements of both socialism and capitalism (if we can get past the polemics about either), and may take our flawed systems closer to the biblical pattern.
   
  I write this with some hesitation in that I think the subject matter may be veering away from our focus, though I guess one can call economics a social science.
   
  Bob Schneider

                
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Received on Wed Mar 8 17:39:25 2006