"On Stone or Sand" seeks to establish a Christian ethic from a Reformed, or Swiss Protestant, point of view. Kelley discusses Creation, the Fall & Redemption. He contrasts the Kingdom of God to the Kingdom of Man. He analyzes the place of ethical motives, standards, & goals & incorporates the best emphases of existential, normative & situational ethics. He applies three lessons to the individual & society. This is no one-sided treatment. Kelley argues that, rightly understood, capitalism comports with Christianity. ...
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"On Stone or Sand" seeks to establish a Christian ethic from a Reformed, or Swiss Protestant, point of view. Kelley discusses Creation, the Fall & Redemption. He contrasts the Kingdom of God to the Kingdom of Man. He analyzes the place of ethical motives, standards, & goals & incorporates the best emphases of existential, normative & situational ethics. He applies three lessons to the individual & society. This is no one-sided treatment. Kelley argues that, rightly understood, capitalism comports with Christianity. Socialism is consistent with a utilitarian ethic in opposition to Christianity. Capitalism on the ethical basis of utilitarianism eventually slides into socialism. Kelley clarifies the issues surrounding capitalism & progress, the market economy & the moral bonds of society, sovereignty & the public good. Larry Woiwode, the celebrated American writer, says of "On Stone or Sand": "In its breadth & far-reaching research--from Plato to the Romantics & the Utilitarians to Mises & Goudzwaard--it's a single source for a full & rounded education, one that keeps returning you to the heart of the gospel, refreshed."
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