Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- pt. 1. Economics and ethics -- ch. 1. Are economists basically immoral? -- ch. 2. Economics and ethics : the problem of dialogue -- ch. 3. Income and ethics in the market system -- pt. 2. Economics and theology -- ch. 4. Can homo economicus be Christian? -- ch. 5. Economic scientists and skeptical theologians -- ch. 6. Christian theological perspectives on the economy -- ch. 7. Controlling stories : On the mutual influence of religious narratives and economic explanations -- pt. 3. Economics, theology, and justice -- ch. 8. Justice, natural law, and reformation theology -- ch. 9. The concept of economic justice in religious discussion -- ch. 10. The U.S. Catholic Bishops and the pursuit of justice -- ch. 11. Jewish economic ethics in a pluralist society -- pt. 4. Economics and history -- ch.12. Christian social thought and the origination of the economic order -- ch. 13. Clerical laissez-faire : a case study in theological ethics --

pt. 5. Teaching and learning -- ch. 14. "The nature of man" : what are we after? -- ch. 15. Researchers and degree purchasers -- pt. 6. Teaching economics -- ch. 16. Economics is a way of thinking -- ch. 17. Teaching introductory economics -- ch. 18. Teaching economics by telling stories -- ch. 19. Between sterility and dogmatism -- pt. 7. Economic method -- ch. 20. Ethics on The Road to Serfdom and beyond -- ch. 21. Measures of wealth and assumptions of right : an inquiry -- ch. 22. The foundations of law and economics : can the blind lead the blind? -- pt. 8. Policy commentary -- ch. 23. What is the responsibility of business under democratic capitalism? -- ch. 24. The morality of labor unions -- ch. 25. An economic perspective on illegal drugs -- ch. 26. Economics, ethics, and ecology -- Index.