The Acton Institute has placed three titles from the Lexington Books Studies in Ethics & Economics series, edited by Acton director of research Samuel Gregg.

The first is Within the Market Strife: American Catholic Economic Thought from Rerum Novarum to Vatican II, by Acton research fellow Kevin Schmiesing. The reviews are here. Daddypundit says, “Schmiesing has made his book accessible to persons of all faiths regardless of their own background. He has meticulously researched his book and it shows in the quality of his writing.”

The second book is The Boundaries of Technique: Ordering Positive and Normative Concerns in Economic Research by Pepperdine professor Andrew Yuengert. The reviews are linked here. Wallo World “found it an intriguing book in many respects, and one which offered me yet another way of characterizing my personal perspectives on both how economics works (and “ought” to work) as well as the role of human society itself.”

The final book is Natural Law: The Foundation of an Orderly Economic System by Institute of World Politics professor Alberto M. Piedra. The reviews are accessible here. Sue Bob’s Diary says that the book “is one of the most educational and valuable books I have read.”