tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post5834890221713999642..comments2023-12-14T20:02:51.470-06:00Comments on The Heavy Anglophile Orthodox: God and mammon, and the tragedy of trying to serve bothMatthew Franklin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-34129053100274465402014-04-30T18:53:51.932-05:002014-04-30T18:53:51.932-05:00Actually, I've seen one Evangelical writing an...Actually, I've seen one Evangelical writing an article arguing for distributism on a Reformed website. He also believes Evangelicals (though he specifically refers to Reformed Christians) can learn a great deal from Catholic social teaching. <br /><br />http://www.reformation21.org/articles/oikos-a-case-for-reviving-the-household-economy.php<br /><br />By the way, what do you see as the main difference between Distributism and Guild Socialism? It seems to me the two systems would in practice result in similar economic outcomes.<br />lau300https://www.blogger.com/profile/00789263657762270892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-22939011516938400722014-04-29T23:28:15.916-05:002014-04-29T23:28:15.916-05:00Hello lau300!
Very glad you are enjoying my blog!...Hello lau300!<br /><br />Very glad you are enjoying my blog! It's very heartening to hear that the Wilberforce and Salvation Army tendencies in Evangelicalism never really died, and seem to be coming back! Though my own instincts are not low-church and never really have been, I would certainly welcome and gladly work with Evangelical strains in promoting a more human-scale, distributist-style economy.<br /><br />Very glad to have you reading! All the best,<br />MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-42581503655972382882014-04-29T18:10:18.586-05:002014-04-29T18:10:18.586-05:00As someone who considers himself both a lefty on e...As someone who considers himself both a lefty on economic issues and a theologically conservative Evangelical, it does sadden me to see that American Evangelicalism, which Muehlenburg is a part of despite living in Australia, is married to free market capitalism even if there are many aspects of it which seem quite unchristian (Muehlenburg is a former atheist leftist radical so some of his views may be an over-reaction against his former views). There is one Evangelical website which claims to be centered around the Gospel but only invites economic libertarian voices whenever it discusses economic issues instead of inviting a variety of voices. It is interesting though that this marriage is largely an American phenomenon since the Evangelicals in the UK and Australia overall are much more lefty than American Evangelicals. I've seen British and Australian Evangelicals defend universal health care in front of American Evangelicals and speak out in favor of foreign aid, protection for the environment, and even labor unions. At the same time, however, they remain socially conservative. There also seems to be a growing concern for social justice among theologically conservative American evangelicals including some prominent voices (such as Timothy Keller, a Presbyterian). <br /><br />BTW, I've enjoyed reading many of your blog posts. I'm glad to see that there are others who are economically lefty and socially conservative.lau300https://www.blogger.com/profile/00789263657762270892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-87872647286847079092014-04-29T18:03:30.691-05:002014-04-29T18:03:30.691-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.lau300https://www.blogger.com/profile/00789263657762270892noreply@blogger.com