http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com Christianity and Economics Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/01/unemployment-and-government-spending/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/01/unemployment-and-government-spending/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:59:35 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=513
The National Bureau of Economic Research has identified December of 2007 as the official starting date for the current recession in the United States. In that month, economic activity in the country reached a peak. A recession is sometimes defined as a general decline in economic activity that lasts more than a few months, and which [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/01/unemployment-and-government-spending/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/jobs/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/jobs/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:14:52 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=143
The St. James the Lesser lesson explores scriptural references to human work, Catholic perspectives on the spiritual and social meaning of human labor, and the economics of full employment and the social and financial costs of unemployment. Students apply what they learned in the lesson by writing a report based on a webquest on the [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/jobs/feed/ 0