Economics has been defined as "the science of mankind in everyday life." I have always thought that everyday life should also be the primary area of concern for religion, so it seems natural to discuss the two together. During the Middle Ages, it was impossible to discuss economics outside of religion. Borrowing, spending, land-owning, occupations, education, helping the needy, taxes, etc. were all considered appropriate areas for religious doctrine. While I wouldn't agree with everything that the Church taught about such subjects during the Middle Ages, I think it is a shame that the whole area has been largely abandoned as a field for religious thought. So, I would like to offer a format for discussion of issues of "everyday life" or economics, from a Christian viewpoint.
I originally thought about starting a magazine with that title about ten years ago, maybe longer. I never did all the work needed to get such a magazine started, though, and it now seems that it would be easier and just as effective to do the same thing mainly online. First I tried to start a blog, but after posting a few messages, my computer seemed to develop an allergy to the blog and began deleting whatever I wrote about 75% of the time, rather than posting it. Hopefully I won't have that problem with Yahoo Groups. Also, it seemed that a blog is mostly written by one person, with others just offering brief responses or comments. I would rather make Christian Economics more of a discussion, with a number of participants writing articles, or offering more detailed and extensive responses than a blog seems to invite.
Since there are some people who don't have computers, but whose input I would really like in this project, I'll probably also make Christian Economics available in a printed and mailed format.