The Ethical Challenges of Global Capitalism

Michael Novak holds the George Frederick Jewett Chair in Religion and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., where he is Director of Social and Political Studies. A theologian, author, and former U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Novak in 1994 received the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion (a million-dollar purse awarded at Buckingham Palace), and delivered the Templeton address in Westminster Abbey. He received his B.A. in Philosophy and English at Stonehill College, also a B.A. in Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. He continued theological studies at Catholic University and then at Harvard where he received his M.A. in 1966 in History and the Philosophy of Religion. His writings include some 25 influential books in the philosophy and theology of culture, and over 500 articles and reviews published in the U.S. and overseas. His most famous book, The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism, has been reprinted often in Latin America and was published underground in Poland in 1984, and recently Czechoslovakia, Germany, China, and Hungary. One reviewer called it "one of those rare books that actually changed the world."

Ron Sider, Ph.D., is President and Founder of Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA). He is also a founding board member of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment. After graduating from Yale (M.Div. and Ph.D. in History), Dr. Sider was faced with the glaring needs and blatant injustice of the inner city and began working toward developing a biblical response to social injustice. His 1977 book, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, has been hailed as one of the single most important Christian books published in the '70s. This book, along with his many other books and essays, calls the Church to rethink its position on issues of biblical justice and spiritually. His most recent book, Just Generosity (Baker 1999), is widely acclaimed by political and religious leaders for its contributions to the national discussion on overcoming poverty.

Michael L. Cromartie is Vice President and Director of the Evangelical Studies Project at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, which was established in 1976 to clarify and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and the public debate of domestic and foreign policy issues. Mr. Cromartie is a graduate of Covenant College in Tennessee and holds a M.A. in Justice from the American University in Washington, D.C. He is host of a weekly radio program called "Faith and Freedom" which is broadcast by the Radio America Network. Mr. Cromartie is an Advisory Editor to Christianity Today, is on the Board of Directors of Mars Hill Audio and on the Board of Advisors of Covenant College. His writings include, Piety and Politics: Evangelicals and Fundamentalists Confront the World (in its fifth printing) which he co-edited with Richard John Neuhaus.

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