Abstract
After Capitalism: Rethinking Economic Relationships by Paul Mills and Michael Schluter is reviewed - Cambridge, UK: Jubilee Centre, 2012 (191 pages). Throughout the books thirteen essays, authors Mills and Schluter argue that many features of the modern structure of capitalism are at odds with biblical teaching regarding economic relationships. According to the book's introduction, which comprises chapter 1, the ensuing thirteen chapters are a collection of papers originally written by Mills and Schluter as part of their ongoing participation in the Cambridge Papers Writing Group (CPWG). In short, the books thesis is that Christians need to work toward the reorientation of the economy away from conventional measures of economic success and prosperity such as labor productivity and GDP per capita. Instead, the authors argue, the primary aim of our economic activities should be richer relationships: both with each other and with our particular geographic locations. Many of the book's prescriptions follow from specific interpretations of key teachings from both the Old and New Testaments.