Good Intentions - Softcover

North; Charles M.; Smietana; B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802434622 ISBN 13: 9780802434623

Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Leadership development is a life-long process. Yet the church of Jesus Christ is in desperate need of strong leaders in this generation. In Charting a Bold Course, Andrew Seidel provides an exceptional tool to get you started on cultivating the unique gifts and abilities God has given you and your leadership team. This leadership course will fit perfectly in a leadership training program.

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About the Author

CHARLES M. NORTH is an associate professor of economics at Baylor University. He previously practiced as an attorney at firms in both Austin and Dallas. An expert in the fields of economics and law, Dr. North is author of Good Intentions: Nine Hot Button Issues Viewed Through the Eyes of Faith, and has published numerous journal articles, in recent years focusing his research on economics, law, and religion. Dr. North lives with his family in Waco, Texas.

BOB SMIETANA is the religion editor for The Tennessean and a correspondent for Religion News Service. His stories have appeared in national and regional US newspapers, including the Washington Post, the LA Times, and the Chicago Tribune, as well as national religious magazines such as Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, and US Catholic. He was one of the first American journalists to interview Graham Taylor and has written about Taylor for RNS and Christianity Today. Bob is the author of Life: Defining Personhood Under God, and co-author of Good Intentions. He lives outside of Chicago with his wife, Kathy, and their three children.

From the Back Cover

Few things are more dangerous
than Good Intentions

This is not a book of theological answers. It is the work of an economist and a religion journalist who have little interest in making decisions for other people. Instead they attempt to couple some basic Christian principles with standard economic tools to make sense of nine hot-button issues that affect us all.

We often struggle to answer the question: What is the right thing to do here?

Good Intentions suggests that it is possible to do good in economic matters if we begin with the right assumptions (and begins to ask the right questions):

 —Is greed ever good?
 —How can we give poor kids a million bucks?
 —How did Ben and Jerry get so rich?
 —Is capitalism ruining the environment?
 —Do immigrants take American jobs?

Our actions can produce outcomes that reflect what we value.

Edition details

• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802434622
• ISBN 13: 9780802434623
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224