Biblical Economics & government:

Goals:

Government: This class will review the historical foundations of America in the broader context of America’s Judeo-Christian tradition. The student will gain an understanding of the origins of all major forms of government, their positive and negative aspects and specifically what our Founding Fathers believed was worth emulating or discarding when they founded our nation.  The student will develop their biblical worldview with regards to what forms of government are biblical and what the bible has to say about the role of citizens in government.


Goals:

Economics: This class will lay the foundation for understanding the free-market system, how it has changed in America and what role the student plays in it.  The student will be able to define and defend the principles of a free-market economy.  In addition, the student should gain an appreciation of their role in the free market as well as the current and historical roles of government, labor, investors and business owners.  An understanding of the basic principles of buying/selling, supply/demand, stewardship, prosperity, wealth, profit, money, inflation, debt, poverty, equity, business cycles, government intervention and other topics will be presented and discussed from a Biblical perspective.


1st Semester: The Roots of American Order by Russell Kirk


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 2nd Semester: Economics: Work and Prosperity

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Government secondary supporting texts (not required to be purchased):

The Holy Bible, The Magna Carta, The Articles of Confederation, The Declaration of Independence, The US Constitution, selected Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers, John Locke, Rousseau, Edmond Burke, Tocqeville, Thomas Paine, Montesquieu, and others.


Economics secondary supporting texts (not required to be purchased):

The Holy Bible, Free Market Economics: A Reader, Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, supporting articles by The Cato Institute, the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), various writings by Rothbard, Marx and others.


Please see the “Methods” page for general information about how the class will be conducted.


Please the “Schedule” page for general information about the dates for the 2010/2011 year.


Please feel free to email the instructor with any questions including requests for references.