Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix
A Note on the 10th Anniversary Edition xi
Introduction: Can a Christian Embrace Free Enterprise? 1
Can't We Build a Just Society? 13
Myth No. 1 The Nirvana Myth
What Would Jesus Do? 43
Myth No. 2 The Piety Myth
Doesn't the Free Market Foster Unfair Competition? 73
Myth No. 3 The Zero-Sum Game Myth
If I Become Rich, Won't Someone Else Become Poor? 99
Myth No. 4 The Materialist Myth
Isn't the Free Market Based on Greed? 129
Myth No. 5 The Greed Myth
Hasn't Christianity Always Opposed Free Markets? 155
Myth No. 6 The Usury Myth
Doesn't the Free Market Lead to an Ugly Consumerist Culture? 181
Myth No. 7 The Artsy Myth
Are We Going to Use Up All the Resources? 211
Myth No. 8 The Freeze-Frame Myth
Conclusion: Working All Things Together for Good 239
Appendix: Is the "Spontaneous Order" of the Market Evidence of a Universe Without Purpose? 247
Further Reading 255
Acknowledgments 257
Notes 259