James Halteman is professor emeritus of business and economics at Wheaton College and visiting professor of economics at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana.
The Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century was fascinating because it pondered the deepest questions of how a social order can be structured to maximize human welfare. This movement explored human nature and the social institutions that would work best with the forces that really govern behavior.
Books
America's Economic Moralists: A History of Rival Ethics and Economics
The overarching theme of the biblical story is economic justice for all, and a society can achieve that justice only if it follows the principles of the Mosaic covenant.
