In this episode, we will define both 'capitalism' and 'socialism' and discuss how Biblical scholars often get capitalism wrong. We will be doing this by comparing Michael Gorman's Reading Revelation Responsibly with The Anti-Capitalist Mentality by Ludwig von Mises.
Episode Outline:
I. Language is flexible and productive conversations need shared definitions.
II. Defining ‘Capitalism’ and ‘Socialism’.
III. Introducing Gorman and Mises
IV. Overview of Reading Revelation Responsibly.
V. A response from The Anti-Capitalist Mentality.
VI. The need for economic literacy.
Media Referenced:
Philosophical Investigations, Wittgenstein
Survey of Economics: 8th Edition, Tucker
Cruciformity, Gorman
Reading Revelation Responsibly, Gorman
The Anti-Capitalist Mentality, Mises
Next Week: My Libertarian Conversion – how reading the Bible in an ecumenical context shaped my worldview.
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