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Journal of Markets & Morality, volume 8, issue 2
Journal of Markets & Morality, volume 8, issue 2
Sep 11, 2025 1:13 AM

Journal of Markets & Morality Volume 8 • Number 2

The latest issue of Journal of Markets & Morality features a new controversy between Michael T. Dempsey and Robin Klay and John Lunn: What Bearing, If Any, Does the Christian Doctrine of Providence Have Upon the Operation of the Market Economy?

Read the editorial, “The Digital Divide” by executive editor Stephen Grabill.Purchase your copy of the journal online today.Read the newest archived issue, volume 7, no. 2.

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