Camden Bucey speaks with economist Shawn Ritenour about what makes an account of economics distinctly Christian. They discuss economic law as part of God’s created order and the biblical principles shaping stewardship, private property, labor, capital, exchange, and care for those in need. Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas provides the occasion for a searching conversation about the universal destination of goods, Big Tech, data, subsidiarity, sphere sovereignty, GDP, and human dignity.
The conversation presses beneath policy to theology. Neither markets nor governments escape the effects of sin, and material prosperity must never be confused with sanctification. Christians seek just and prudent arrangements in this age while recognizing that scarcity, exploitation, and disordered desire will not finally be overcome by human construction. The church’s hope rests in the crucified and risen Christ and the consummation of his kingdom.
Topics Discussed
Economic law, creation, and Christian stewardship
Private property, labor, capital, exchange, and human dignity
Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas and Catholic social teaching
GDP, inequality, and the common good
The universal destination of goods
Data, privacy, Big Tech, and non-rivalrous goods
Subsidiarity and Kuyperian sphere sovereignty
Universal basic income and the economic disruption of AI
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