Reoriented Investment Protocol – a Christian-ethical perspective on investments

Bøsterud, Morten; Vorster, J.M.

doi:10.4102/ids.v51i1.2202

“…Those opposing such limited thinking proceeds to suggest that if seen against the needs of humanity, the world has more than enough for all humans' needs satisfaction and for every member of the human family to be able to live dignified lives. This expansive perception on what the world has to offer may be termed the 'sufficiency paradigm' (Bøsterud & Vorster 2017;Galbraith 1998).…”

Section: Enough For All?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Prosperity ethics: Ethics for a postsecular economy

Walters¹

2020

Reformed Theology in Africa Series

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Peer review declarationThe publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript was subjected to a rigorous two-step peer review process prior to publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher and/or authors in question. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript should be published. Where the reviewers recommended revision and/or improvements to the manuscript, the authors responded adequately to such recommendations. Research JustificationValues tell us what is good -they are the things we strive for, desire and seek to protect. Principles tell us what is right -outlining how we may or may not achieve our values. Purpose is your reason for being -it gives life to your values and principles. Ethics is the process of questioning, discovering and defending our values, principles and purpose. Therefore, the main thesis of this book is that of a normative, value-driven ethical perspective on South Africa's modern political-economic issues. Here political economy means the social science that studies production, trade, and their relationship with the law and the government -and in the case of this book, ethics and religion. This leads to a text that provides a moral perspective on issues in the current South African political economy, but also issues that transcend time such as poverty, wealth and human rights. The research results which manifest in the book are innovative. Very few scholars adapt the normative and value-driven approach to political economy, but rather give way to a socialist, capitalist or a neo-realist perspective. The book contributes to the fields of political sciences, ethics, economics and philosophy. Its target audience is specialists in the field of religious studies, ethics, political sciences and economy who are interested in a scientific discourse that is value laden and normative instead of secular and relativistic. The field of political economy is the study of how economic theories such as capitalism or communism play out in the real world. Those who study political economy seek to understand how history, culture and customs impact an economic system. Global political economy studies how political forces shape global economic interactions. The methodologies utilised in this book are fundamental (forming a necessary base or core) and utilise qualitative aspects, which means that the research is more epistemological, focussing on the dynamic and evolving nature of social reality rather than only on that which can be counted. The book's qualitative data collection methods are mainly focussed on gaining insights, reasoning, and motivations behind actions. The editors and authors declare that no material in this book has been previously published and as pro forma that 50% substantial reworking of authors' formerly published material was done. T...

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“…Despite the lack of a practised Christian banking paradigm, there are emergent forces that present alternative models for banking practice based on Christian values, such as the Paris-based non-profit organisation Christian Finance Observatory, which has created a charter explaining how to perform banking based on Christian norms (Christian Finance Observatory n.d.). Also, there is a burgeoning movement in theological academic circles that focusses on banking in a Christian ethical and pastoral perspective, and which has developed a comprehensive framework for what might constitute the Christian answer to the Islamic banking paradigm, but this has not yet been translated to practice (Bøsterud & Vorster 2017.…”

Section: Regulated Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Blessed are you who are poor’: Political economy under the reign of God

Vorster¹

2020

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Peer review declarationThe publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript was subjected to a rigorous two-step peer review process prior to publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher and/or authors in question. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript should be published. Where the reviewers recommended revision and/or improvements to the manuscript, the authors responded adequately to such recommendations. Research JustificationValues tell us what is good -they are the things we strive for, desire and seek to protect. Principles tell us what is right -outlining how we may or may not achieve our values. Purpose is your reason for being -it gives life to your values and principles. Ethics is the process of questioning, discovering and defending our values, principles and purpose. Therefore, the main thesis of this book is that of a normative, value-driven ethical perspective on South Africa's modern political-economic issues. Here political economy means the social science that studies production, trade, and their relationship with the law and the government -and in the case of this book, ethics and religion. This leads to a text that provides a moral perspective on issues in the current South African political economy, but also issues that transcend time such as poverty, wealth and human rights. The research results which manifest in the book are innovative. Very few scholars adapt the normative and value-driven approach to political economy, but rather give way to a socialist, capitalist or a neo-realist perspective. The book contributes to the fields of political sciences, ethics, economics and philosophy. Its target audience is specialists in the field of religious studies, ethics, political sciences and economy who are interested in a scientific discourse that is value laden and normative instead of secular and relativistic. The field of political economy is the study of how economic theories such as capitalism or communism play out in the real world. Those who study political economy seek to understand how history, culture and customs impact an economic system. Global political economy studies how political forces shape global economic interactions. The methodologies utilised in this book are fundamental (forming a necessary base or core) and utilise qualitative aspects, which means that the research is more epistemological, focussing on the dynamic and evolving nature of social reality rather than only on that which can be counted. The book's qualitative data collection methods are mainly focussed on gaining insights, reasoning, and motivations behind actions. The editors and authors declare that no material in this book has been previously published and as pro forma that 50% substantial reworking of authors' formerly published material was done. T...

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“…Within practically oriented theological communities there is a budding awareness of how human obligations under creation may be grossly neglected by treatment of animals. This occurs both as part of food production and scientific and industrial testing, and this focus is represented inter alia by Bøsterud and Vorster (2017).…”

Section: Christian Thoughtmentioning

confidence: 99%