{"id":34847,"date":"2023-09-28T16:01:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/economics-in-christian-perspective-theory-policy-and-life-choices-by-victor-claar-and-write-a-book-review\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:01:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:01:45","slug":"economics-in-christian-perspective-theory-policy-and-life-choices-by-victor-claar-and-write-a-book-review","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/economics-in-christian-perspective-theory-policy-and-life-choices-by-victor-claar-and-write-a-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics in Christian Perspective: Theory, Policy and Life Choices by Victor Claar and write a book review."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The point of a scholarly book review is not to summarize the content of the book, but to evaluate critically the author&#8217;s purpose, thesis, contentions, and methods of analysis.<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The bulk of the review essay will be an evaluation of how convincing was the author&#8217;s presentation of his thesis, and a commentary on the book&#8217;s contribution to an understanding of important issues related to the Christian faith and economics. Among the features you will want to include in a strong review are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a brief<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">discussion of the author&#8217;s main contention(s)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a discussion of new Christian faith and economics concepts you learned<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">share a couple examples from the book that you could relate to (<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">quotations from the book should be kept to a minimum, and should rarely exceed one sentence)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">any economic theories, concepts and\/or models you have studied at Eastern University<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>that you question or don\u2019t agree with in light of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">the author\u2019s approach<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">discuss how the book impacts the way you think about integrating your Christian faith in the workplace and the unique challenges faced in business<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">provide a general critique of the book<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are the strong points or shortcomings of the book?<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Who is the intended audience?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Was the information credible?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Would you recommend this book to someone else? 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