That’s the question asked by a recent study in America. Here’s one unsurprising finding for you:
Income seemed to influence the survey. 46 percent of people with incomes of $100,000 a year or more believe that capitalism is consistent with Christianity, while only 23 percent of those with incomes of $30,000 or less said so.
No kidding.
On the other side of the coin Dan Partridge admits,
“There are elements of Communism that resonate in my heart and mind. I like the emphases on social justice, one people working towards a common goal, and, to an extent, the idea that we share an inherent value and dignity which is expressed in different abilities and vocations.”
But there’s a problem,
“Communism throws everybody into the mixing bowl and imparts an ideology of same-ness, but it’s a same-ness which is average, mediocre. Christianity is so much better.”
So for a different perspective turn to a different source. How about Randy Alcorn and his new book Managing God’s Money. In this review the book is described like this:
This is no-holds-barred stuff; he teaches that most of us have neglected our responsibility to give deeply, consistently and generously. He rebukes the materialism that inhabits the church to almost the same extent that it inhabits the world. He calls for a radical rethinking of the way most of us relate to our money.
A timely word then to a world that needs to rediscover fresh, generous and liberating ways of living with money. And Tim Challies offers some more thoughts on how to resist the consumer mindset that is so prevalent in capitalist societies.
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