Editor seeks committed Christians who have become increasingly critical of conservative economic policy, questioning the seemingly natural connection between Christianity and capitalism. In the current economic climate, Christians have an opportunity to critique capitalism and explore creative avenues outside fiscal libertarianism without compromising traditional faith. Authors willing to offer solutions to the current economic crisis from a distinctively Christian perspective are desired.

Topics may include (but are not limited to):

Christianity and Revolution
Evangelicalism and the Market Revolution
Status Anxiety/Class Anxiety and Christian Identity
“Selling Jesus”
Ideology v. Theology
Origins of the Religious Right in America (in connection with capitalism)
Weber and the Protestant Work Ethic
Christian Morality and Capitalism
Consumer Culture and Christianity Identity
Economic Justice and Christian Morality
Global Capitalism and Christianity Morality
Global Capitalism and Christian Missions
War (Iraq, Afghanistan) and Christian Morality
Privatization of Medicine
Health Care Reform
Christian Morality and Corporate Wealth
Religious Meaning as a commodity
Corporate Wealth and Poverty
Christian Community v. Christian Individualism
Christian Socialism

Please send a 150-300 word proposal and cv to mcilhenny@providencecc.net no later than May 1, 2010. Upon acceptance of proposals and submission of manuscript to publisher full essays will be due by Dec. 1, 2010.

Ryan McIlhenny, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Providence Christian College