Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-249) and indexes.

Christian faith in relationship to economic activity : framing the issues -- Markets : mechanisms for creating good and exercising Christian responsibility -- Public finance : the role of government in the provision of goods and services -- Savior or Leviathan? : the role of government in our daily lives -- Creation care : exercising good stewardship in the garden -- The big picture : issues in macroeconomic policy -- What do we know about monetary and fiscal policy? -- International economic relations : hope for the third world -- Work and vocation : what is in your hand? -- Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief : attending to the poor or worrying about income gaps? -- Going beyond markets : renewing neighborhoods, reconciling people and restoring hope -- Epilogue: Nine big ideas from economics that can help you be a good steward every day.