A full consideration of social and economic justice would involve economics, sociology, political science, and legal theory, In addition to questions related to biblical hermeneutics and biblical ethics. This article will address what must be the fundamental question for any Christian approach: what does the Bible say?
"A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization."
-Samuel Johnson1
Recent upheavals in the economy have forcefully raised questions concerning the structure of a vital and just financial system. Specifically, the current economic distress manifests problems in the credit market In the fall of 2008, a series of investment bank …