catapult magazine

Items tagged economics

• The spirit of capitalism

  Capitalism operates well in the modern world on the basis of certain assumptions, but are these assumptions biblical?

• The poor are not the problem

  A review of The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by Hernando de Soto.

• Choice cuisine

  What does it mean to truly ?eat well??

• A global network of local organic food producers

  The 24th Annual Organic Agriculture conference in Ontario addresses a range of food issues.

• The clarity of a dumpster

  Could filling a roll-off be considered a spiritual discipline?

• Practicing Resurrection at Russet House Farm

  A report on a community gathering to explore the role of sustainability in a life of Christian faithfulness.

• What consumes us?

  A review of the book
Enough: Contentment in An Age of Excess
by Will Samson.

• Saturday mornings in the church basement

  Thoughts on charity and social justice.

• In feast or fallow

  A reflection on the burdens -- and the delights -- of mindful eating.

• Shopping locally, feeding our neighbors

  Moving to a new neighborhood illuminates interconnectedness.

• The politics of bearing witness

  A report from Occupy Chicago.