Economics and the Measure of All Things

Many think most the world’s problems can be solved economically, by converting from Capitalism to Socialism, destroying Communism, or establishing income equality. So long as our priority is wealth rather than welfare, however, no economic system can solve the problems most impacting our lives. In this sermon we’ll envision what economics might look like if its “sole criterion” as Erich Fromm said, were to become “human welfare.”

Sermon Text