The Theology of John Washington Lipsey
The Theology of John Washington Lipsey

Author: Nathan Thomas Moore

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-12-11

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1329754573

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John Washington Lipsey dedicated his life to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. His ministry and influence reached thousands of people across the south in the decades following the Civil War, and he was considered one of the most prominent Baptist pastors in the region. His strong convictions and deep theological understanding prompted him to publish many articles in The Baptist Record. These writings were often characterized by extensive knowledge of scripture and careful attention to interpretations, giving insight into the theologian's doctrinal logic. His writings are rich with timeless wisdom still applicable today.

The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

Author: Atalia Omer

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 0199731640

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The book provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. With a focus on structural and cultural violence, the volume also offers a cutting edge interdisciplinary reframing of the scope of scholarship in the field.

Merton & Buddhism
Merton & Buddhism

Author: Bonnie Bowman Thurston

Publisher: Fons Vitae Thomas Merton

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781887752848

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Divided into three sections, this insightful volume of essays by numerous scholars focuses on Thomas Merton's interest in and transformation through Buddhism. In addition to analysis of how Merton's studies of Buddhism affected his work in the arts, the study also offers information about his Asian journey as well as a complete bibliography of secondary materials. Contributors include Judith Simmer-Brown, Roger J. Corless, Rubin L.F. Habito, John P. Keenan, Roger Lipsey, Paul M. Pearson, and James Wiseman, OSB.

Investing in the Disadvantaged
Investing in the Disadvantaged

Author: David L. Weimer

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1589015991

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With budgets squeezed at every level of government, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) holds outstanding potential for assessing the efficiency of many programs. In this first book to address the application of CBA to social policy, experts examine ten of the most important policy domains: early childhood development, elementary and secondary schools, health care for the disadvantaged, mental illness, substance abuse and addiction, juvenile crime, prisoner reentry programs, housing assistance, work-incentive programs for the unemployed and employers, and welfare-to-work interventions. Each contributor discusses the applicability of CBA to actual programs, describing both proven and promising examples. The editors provide an introduction to cost-benefit analysis, assess the programs described, and propose a research agenda for promoting its more widespread application in social policy. Investing in the Disadvantaged considers how to face America’s most urgent social needs with shrinking resources, showing how CBA can be used to inform policy choices that produce social value.

A Short History of Ethics and Economics
A Short History of Ethics and Economics

Author: J. E. Alvey

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0857938126

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'This is an important and timely work that addresses the moral crisis of contemporary economics. Alvey not only provides an excellent narrative of classical Greek economics, but his arguments are aimed at restoring the central role that ethics played in the long tradition of economic thought. This is an invaluable scholarly resource for academics and students of political economy as well as the history of political thought.' Benjamin Wong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Arising from a disenchantment with mainstream economics a dissatisfaction that is widespread today A Short History of Economics and Ethics sketches the emergence and decline of the ethical tradition of economics and the crisis of modern economics. In doing so, James Alvey focuses on four of the leading ancient Greek thinkers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato and Aristotle. The author uses insights from Amartya Sen's Capabilities approach as well as other sources to retrieve the ethical tradition of economics. Five aspects of this tradition which seem to lie outside of mainstream economics are identified: an ethical methodology; some notion of a just price; an understanding that ethical motivations are relevant to human action; a rich understanding of human well-being; and some notion of distributive justice related to human well-being. Creating a forum for further debate and research opportunity, this book will appeal to students, scholars and historians of economic thought, as well as to all those interested in the intersection of ethics with economics.