Concurrent Session Schedule
Christianity and Economics:
Integrating Faith and
Learning
in Economic Scholarship
in conjunction with
| Book Presentation Sessions | Thursday - Concurrent Session 1 | Thursday - Concurrent Session 2 |
| Friday - Concurrent Session 3 | Friday - Concurrent Session 4 | Friday - Concurrent Session 5 |
| Note: For the abstract (pdf), click on the author's name. | Saturday - Concurrent Session 6 | Saturday - Concurrent Session 7 |
Special Concurrent Sessions on Thursday and
Friday
Featuring Book Presentations by Authors
Concurrent
Session #1C, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Love and Economics: Why the Laissez-Faire Family Doesn't Work
(Spence Publishing Company, 2001)
Jennifer Roback Morse
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institute
Concurrent
Session #2C, Thursday, Nov. 7,
The Long Truce: How Toleration Made the
World Safe for Power and Profit
(Spence Publishing Company, 2001)
A. J. Conyers
Professor of Theology,
Concurrent
Session #3C, Friday, Nov. 8,
Christianity Incorporated: How Big Business
is Buying the Church
(Brazos Press, 2002)
Michael L. Budde (presenting) and Robert W. Brimlow
Professor of Political Science,
Concurrent Session #4C, Friday, Nov. 8,
Modern Catholic Social Documents and Political Economy
(
Albino Barrera
Associate Professor of Theology,
Concurrent
Session #5C, Friday, Nov. 8,
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
(
Philip Jenkins
Distinguished Professor of History and
Religious Studies,
Schedule of Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session #1A, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Distributive Justice—Panel 1 (three papers)
Can These Bones
Live? Church, Market and the
Dismembering of the Body
Assistant Professor of Theology,
His Horse-Hoofs
Go Before You: G.K. Chesterton and William Cobbett
Doctoral Student in Religion,
The Economic and
Theological Implications of Deservedness
David C. Grant Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #1B, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Neoclassical Critique—Panel 1 (three papers)
Christian Faith
and Neclassical Economics: Clashing Worldviews
Professor of Economics,
Ethics Within
Economics
Doctoral Student in Economics,
Utility Versus
Self-Sacrificing Love
Associate Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #1C, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Author Book Presentation: Jennifer Roback Morse
Love and
Economics: Why the Laissez-Faire Family Doesn't Work (Spence Publishing
Company, 2001)
Senior Fellow,
Concurrent Session #1D, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Public Education (three papers)
Parents as
Primary Educators and the Principal-Agent Problem in Education: A Case Study in
the Application of Christian Social Teaching
Doctoral Student in Economics,
Politics and
Education Don't Mix
Executive Director,
Robert Lewis
Dabney: A Theologian's Objections to Public Education
Doctoral Student in Church-State Studies,
Concurrent Session #1E, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Ecology and the Environment—Panel 1 (two papers)
Property Rights
and Environmental Stewardship: Towards a Christian Perspective
Associate Professor of Economics,
The Christian
Roots of Environmentalism
Professor of History,
Concurrent Session #1G, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., HCB 408
Christianity and the Binary Economics of Louis Kelso (two papers)
The Remarkable
Insight of Louis O. Kelso into Economic and Social Justice
Psychologist,
Using Christian
Principles to Enhance Economic Theory and Practice: Binary Economics
Professor of Law,
Concurrent Session #2A, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Christianity and Austrian Economics (three papers)
Catholic Social
Teaching and Economic Law: The Unresolved Tension
Department of History,
Praxeology as a
Christian Economics
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Praxeology as a
Christian Method of the Social Sciences
Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #2B, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Methodology and Economics—Panel 1 (two papers)
How Does
Positivism Affect Objectivity in Economics?
Department of Economics, St. Mary's
University
The
Relationships of Religion to Economics
Professor of Economics,
On the Strengths
and Weaknesses of the Neo-Classical Paradigm: A Neo-Knightian Critique
Professor of Economics, Universidad de la
Concurrent Session #2C, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Author Book Presentation: A. J. Conyers
The Long Truce :
How Toleration Made the World Safe for Power and Profit (Spence Publishing
Company, 2001)
Professor of Theology,
Concurrent Session #2D, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Legal Issues and Controversies (three papers)
Immigration,
Membership, and Community: A Personalist Perspective
Edwards Family Chair in Law, University of
The Economist,
the Rabbis, and Crime
Professor of Social Work and Criminal
Justice,
The Good Life: A
Catholic Perspective on the Economic Analysis of Law
Doctoral Student in Theology,
Concurrent Session #2E, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Globalization (three papers)
Catholic Social
Teaching and Critics of Neoliberal Globalization
Professsor of Theology,
Catholic Social Teaching and Hunger: Sharing the Fruits of the Earth
Associate Professor of Economics, Rockhurst University
Religion and
Individual Global Policy Preferences
Joseph P. Daniels and
Marc von der Ruhr
Professor of Economics,
Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #2F, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Economic Perspectives of Orthodox Christianity (two papers)
Greek Orthodox
Perspectives on Economics
Assistant Professor of Economics,
The Christian
Socialism of Fr. Sergeii Bulgakov: Toward an Orthodox Political Economy
Nikolas Gvosdev and
Daniel Payne
Associate Director of the Institute of
Church-State Studies,
Doctoral Student in Church-State Studies,
Concurrent Session #2G, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Economics and Theology (three papers)
Economic
Thinking for the Theologically Minded: A Review Essay
Associate Professor of Economics,
Human Scarcity
Minimization as Instrument of Divine Creation
Advisor to Commission European Union
(retired, European Commission
The Economic
Theology of the Lord's Prayer
Professor of Monetary Economics, Facolta
di Scienze Politiche,
Concurrent Session #2H, Thursday, Nov. 7,
Business Ethics (two papers)
John Paul II and
Jack Welch: An Analysis of Two Catholics and Their Different Ethical Visions
Director, Center for Ethics and
Leadership, St. Edward's University
Reconciliation
of Human Happiness And Business Profitability : IT CAN BE DONE!
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Ouimet-Cordon Bleu Inc.
Concurrent Session #3A, Friday, Nov. 8,
Reflections on Adam Smith (three papers)
Moral
Reflections on Economics: Can Alasdair MacIntyre and Adam Smith Help?
Hendrickson Professor of
Business/Economics,
Self-Interest:
The Perspectives of Adam Smith and Scripture
Professor of Economic Development, Eastern
University
Theology,
Economics and Free Market Advocacy: A Case Study of Smith, Malthus and Their
Nineteenth Century Followers
Senior Lecturer in Economics and
Management, University of
NSW/ADFA
Concurrent Session #3B, Friday, Nov. 8,
Neoclassical Critique—Panel 2 (three papers)
Salvation,
Development and the Ecological Individual
Professor of Economics, The University of
the South
The Challenge of
Catholic Social Thought to Economic Theory
Professor of Economics,
The Theory of
the Firm: A Catholic Perspective
Professor of Law,
Concurrent Session #3C, Friday, Nov. 8,
Author Book Presentation: Michaele L.
Budde (presenting) and Robert W. Brimlow
Christianity
Incorporated: How Big Business is Buying the Church (Brazos Press, 2002)
Michael Budde
Professor of Political Science,
Concurrent Session #3D, Friday, Nov. 8,
Income Distribution and Redistribution (three papers)
Are Liberal
Christians Right? Understanding Distributional Ethics of the Evangelical Left
Undergraduate Student in Economics,
Patterns of
Church-Based Responses to Poverty: Justice, Development, Compassion and
Transformation
Associate Director, Leadership Development
Project, Eastern Baptist Seminary
Reversing Robin
Hood: Explaining and Reducing Redistribution to the Non-Poor
Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #3E, Friday, Nov. 8,
Population Issues (two papers)
Divorce Rate
Comparisons Between Couples Using Natural Family Planning and Artificial Birth
Control
President, Family of the
Family Size,
Eugenics, & Dignity of the Poor: Catholic Social Teaching & Neo-
Malthusian Economics of Early 20th
Century
Department of Theology,
Concurrent Session #3F, Friday, Nov. 8,
Chiara Lubich: The Economy of Sharing (three papers)
A New Economic
Paradigm: The Economy of Sharing of Chiara Lubich
President, International Population and
Family Association
A Spirituality
of Communion Expressed as an Economy of Sharing
Professor Emeritus of Social Work,
Basis of a New
Economic Culture: The Economy of Communion
PhD Psychology,
Concurrent Session #3G, Friday, Nov. 8,
Distributive Justice—Panel 2 (three papers)
"Oppression"
and "Injustice" as Key Concepts in a Biblical Understanding of
Poverty
Dean of University Ministries,
Thomas Aquinas,
Almsgiving, and the Welfare State
Doctoral Student in Philosophy,
Which Is the
Fairest One of All? : A Positive Analysis of Distributive Justice Theories
Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #4A, Friday, Nov. 8,
Economic Personalism (three papers)
Challenges Facing
Economic Personalism
Professor of Economics and Theology,
Comments on the
Center for Economic Personalism's Three Monographs on the Synthesis of
Christian Personalism and Free-Market Theory
Senior Research Associate, Mayo Research
Institute
Connections
Between the Austrian
Associate Professor of Economics,
Introduction to
Economic Personalism
Research Fellow, Center for Economic
Personalism
Concurrent Session #4B, Friday, Nov. 8,
Methodology and Economics—Panel 2 (three papers)
Christian Faith,
Economy and Economics: What Do Christian Ethics Contribute to Understanding
Economies?
Professor of Philosophy, St. Mary's
University
Is there
Value-Added in Christian Scholarship: The Case of Unemployment
Professor of Economics,
Measurement in
Economics
Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #4C, Friday, Nov. 8,
Author Book Presentation: Albino Barrera
Modern Catholic
Social Documents and Political Economy (
Associate Professor of Humanities,
Concurrent Session #4D, Friday, Nov. 8, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.,
HCB 410
Teaching Economics—Panel 1 (three papers)
A Pedagogy for
Christians and the Environment
Professor of Christian Ethics,
The Meaning of
Biblical/Christian Metaphors in Economic Analysis and Instruction
Professor of Economics,
Using the
Grandchildren of John Maynard Keynes to Explore Ethics in Introductory
Economics
Associate Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #4E, Friday, Nov. 8,
Economic Systems:
Department of Social Work and
Anthopology, St. Mary’s College (Indiana)
Christian
Economies and Secular Socialism : Ends and Ends
Assistant Professor of Philosophy,
Concurrent Session #4F, Friday, Nov. 8,
Protestant Perspectives on Political Economy (three papers)
Evangelical
Economics in Industrializing
Doctoral Student in History,
Making Political Economy Safe for the Christian Republic, 1820-1860
Assistant Professor of History,
The Economic
Thought of Kuyper and the Emergence of Christian Labor
Research & Education Director,
Christian Labor Association of
Concurrent Session #4G, Friday, Nov. 8, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.,
HCB 309
Moral Foundations of Capitalism (three papers)
Are Market
Values Wrong?
Associate Professor of Economics,
The
Robin Klay and John Lunn
Professors of Economics,
Wealth and
Market Exchange in the Gospels: Re-Examining the Evidence
Professor of Economics and Chair,
Concurrent Session #5A, Friday, Nov. 8,
Intermediate Institutions in Catholic and Reformed Thought (three papers)
Applying a
Kuyperian Framework to North American Economic Institutions
Chair, Center for Industrial Relations
Innovation, Work Research Foundation
Subsidiarity and
the Relationship of Social Capital to Economic Capital
Professor of Theology,
Subsidiarity in
the Economic Thought of John Paul II
Associate Professor of Philosophy,
Concurrent Session #5B, Friday, Nov. 8,
Mathematical and Econometric Perpectives on Religion (three papers)
Augustine,
Luther and Calvin: Pioneers of the Nonstochastic Dynamic General Equilibrium
Model
Associate Professor of Economics,
The Unintended
Consequences of the Establishment of Religion
Assistant Professors of Economics,
International Trade,
Religion, and Political Freedom: An Empirical Investigation
Assistant Professor of Business and
Economics,
Concurrent Session #5C, Friday, Nov. 8,
Author Book Presentation: Philip Jenkins
The Next
Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity (
Philip Jenkins
Distinguished Professor of History and
Religious Studies,
Concurrent Session #5D, Friday, Nov. 8,
Labor and Labor Markets (three papers)
Perspectives of
Work in Our Capitalistic Culture
Assistant Professor of Philisophy,
The Option for
the Poor and Minimum Wage Laws
Associate Professor of Economics,
The Practice of
Just Compensation
Professor of Management,
Concurrent Session #5E, Friday, Nov. 8,
World Poverty, Trade, and Development (two papers)
Globalization and International Trade: Evaluating the Impact on the Poor, the Environment, and Culture
Graduate Student in Theology, St. Louis Covenant Seminary
Economic Liberty & International Trade as a Prescription for Development in Pope John Paul II's Centesimus Annus
Doctoral Student in Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
Professor
and Academic Coordinator, Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara, Mexico
Concurrent Session #5F, Friday, Nov. 8,
Business Ethics (two papers)
Business Ethics
and Religion: The Role of Religiosity in Response to Ethical Situations
Stephen J. Conroy and
Tisha Emerson
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Enron and
Business Ethics: History Repeating Itself
Professor of Religion, Baylor University
Concurrent Session #6A,
Saturday, Nov. 9,
Augustine and Aquinas on Markets (three papers)
Aquinas in the
Marketplace of Ideas: Teleology and Market Exchange
Associate Professor of Economics,
Catholicism and
the Economy: Early Thinking on Property Ownership
Professor of Politics,
Thomas, Just
Price and Just Exchange
Doctoral Student in Philosophy,
Concurrent Session #6B, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Methodology and Economics—Panel 3 (two papers)
Economics, the
Physics of the Social Sciences? A
Philosophy of Science and Christian Theology Critique
Associate Professor of Philosophy,
Rational Choice:
A Philosopher's Perspective
Robert C. Roberts
Distinguished Professor of Ethics,
Concurrent Session #6C, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Faith-Based Anti-Poverty Programs (three papers)
The Australian
Experience of Contracting Welfare and Labor Market Services to the Churches
Senior Lecturer in Economics and
Management,
The Many
Capitals of Faith-Based and Secular Poverty-to-Work Programs: Exploring the
Roles of Social, Cultural, Religious
Assistant Professor of Sociology,
Concurrent Session #6D, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Neoclassical Economics: Valuation Issues (two papers)
The Enchantments
of Capitalism: Commodity Fetishism, Christian Theology and the Economic
Imagination
Assistant Professor of Humanities,
Tiebout,
Education and the Ethics of Choice
Professor of Economics,
Concurrent Session #6E, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Consumerism, Work, and Sabbath (three papers)
Arendt, Thoreau
and Oikonomikos
Provost and Dean of the College,
Christian
Asceticism : Breaking Consumerism's Destructive Hold
Pastor,
Toward a Sabbath
Economy: A Theological Framework for Economists
Professor of Philosophy,
Concurrent Session #6F, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Christian Ethics and the Market Economy (three papers)
Biblical
Stewardship and a Private Property Order
William L. Anderson and
Timothy D. Terell
Professor of Business Management,
Professor of Economics,
The Catholic
Perspective on Private Property and Capitalism
Associate Professor of Economics, Coastal
Concurrent Session #6G, Thursday, Nov. 7,
The Political Economy of Niebuhr and John Paul II
Pope John Paul II on the Market Economy
Professor of Social Ethics, Catholic Theological Union
Reinhold
Niebuhr's "Economic Realism": A Critical Response to Austrian
Subjectivism in American Christian Economic Thought
Interim
Associate Director of the J. M. Dawson Institute,
Concurrent Session #7A, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Economics of Religion (three papers)
An Economic
Model of Forgiveness
Victor Claar and John Lunn
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Professor of Economics,
Churches and Clubs:
The Economics of Religious Preferences and Sorting Using Club Theory
Professor of Economics,
Religious Faith,
Time Inconsistency, and the Economics of Self-Control
Chair, Department of Economics,
Concurrent Session #7B, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Homo Economicus and Other Perspectives on the Human Person (three papers)
Economic Man in
the Mirror: Reflecting God Through Creative, Efficient and Rational Actors
Assistant Professor of Management,
Human Nature,
Economic Theory, and Christian Social Thought
Professor of Economics,
Modernity,
Post-Modernism, and Economic Loss
Professor of Marketing,
Concurrent Session #7C, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Teaching Economics Panel 2 (two papers)
Including
Christian Principles in Principles of Economics Courses at a
Professor and Chair of Department of
Economics,
Using Genesis to
Teach Religious Aspects of Economics
Emil Berendt, Assistant Professor of
Economics,
Concurrent Session #7D, Saturday, Nov. 9,
World Poverty and Development (two papers)
Christian
Perspectives on Modern Day Slavery
Associate Professor of Economics,
Why are Some Nations
Rich and Others Poor?
Professor of Economics,
Sustainability,
Sphere Sovereignty and the Limits of Government
Professor of Business and Economics,
Concurrent Session #7E, Saturday, Nov. 9,
Historical Experience (three papers)
Christianity and
Economic Progress in Western Civilization
Owner and Principal, Stoliarsky
The Ethical
Aspects of Economic Doctrine: John A. Ryan, Catholic Liberalism, and the
Origins of Industrial Democracy
Doctoral Student in History,
Wealth and
Poverty in Renaissance
Professor of Economics, Retired,
Concurrent Session #7F, Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., HCB 307
Moral Foundations of Capitalism (two papers)
Ethical
Limitations of the Market and Economic Analysis
Catherine Ruth Pakaluk and
Michael Pakaluk
(co-author: Pakaluk)
Doctoral Student in Economics,
Associate Professor of Philosophy,
The Amorality,
Morality and Immorality of Capitalism
Doctoral Student in Religion,
Concurrent Session #7G, Saturday, Nov. 9,
The Fourth Great Awakening by Robert Fogel
(two papers)
Panel discussion
on Robert Fogel's The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism
Department of Economics,
Panel discussion
on Robert Fogel's The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism
Department of History,