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Exploring Capitalism Through a Moral Lens

This study delves into the concept of capitalism, examining its roots in creating a labor market where individuals must sell their labor power. Different from other economies, capitalism centralizes production means in few hands. Karl Marx defines it as a free market system with private ownership and entrepreneurship shaping economic decisions. A social system recognizing individual rights and private property, capitalism operates without government intervention in determining capital investment, production, distribution, income, and prices. Explore the moral implications of wealth inequality through Biblical passages questioning God's view on rich and poor, the purpose of money and property, urging reflection on ethical responsibilities in a capitalist society.

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Exploring Capitalism Through a Moral Lens

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  1. Is God a capitalist?

  2. Framing the question:What is capitalism?

  3. it is defined by the creation of a labour market in which most people have to sell their labour power in order to make a living…capitalism also differs from other market economies that feature private ownership through the concentration of the means of production in the hands of a few. Karl Marx

  4. Capitalism is a free market economic system based on private ownership and entrepreneurship. The investment of capital, and production, distribution, income, and prices are determined not by government but through the operation of a competitive market where decisions are voluntary and private rather than regulated and mandated by government. http://http://www.conservapedia.com/Capitalism

  5. a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned Ayn Rand, Russian-American Philosopher 1905-1982

  6. 1. What is money / property / stuff for? 2. Does God view the rich and the poor the same?

  7. Luke 12: 13-21Acts 4: 32 – 5:11Exodus 23: 10-11 &Deuteronomy 15: 1 – 5Luke 3: 1 – 6Micah 2: 1-3 &Micah 6: 6-8

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