School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications
Title
The Promise of Interdisciplinary Engagement: Christian Ethics and Economics as a Test Case
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2010
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Christianity | Economics | Education | Higher Education | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
All scholarship occurs in context, and academic silos – where scholars interact with only a narrow circle of specialists like themselves – too often eclipse the biases of academic disciplines. This essay recommends interdisciplinary work by Christian ethicists, reviews some fruits available from substantive engagement with mainstream economics, and urges graduate programs in Christian ethics to encourage and enable students to do substantive coursework in another discipline to broaden and deepen Christian ethical engagement with contemporary moral problems.
Recommended Citation
Finn, Daniel K. "The Promise of Interdisciplinary Engagement: Christian Ethics and Economics as a Test Case." Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 30, no.2 (Fall/Winter 2010): 3-18. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23562941.