David L. Bahnsen – författare

Now with an exclusive bonus chapter!We were created to work, and our work provides unique meaning and purpose in our lives. Yet today we are living in a crisis of apathy and ignorance regarding work’s theological and existential nature.There is no shortage of books pleading with people to work less, to find “balance,” to think less of career and more of the things that bring them “happiness.” Likewise, there is no shortage of books making the case that work matters a great deal—that good things come from fruitful labor. This book belongs in neither of those categories. In Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, David Bahnsen makes the case that our understanding of work and its role in our lives is deeply flawed—we are unmoored from what he calls “created purpose.” He argues that the time has come to stop tip-toeing around the issues that matter, that separating one’s identity from what they do is demonstrably false, and that this era of alienation is for many a direct result of a low view of work. It is in work—effort, service, striving—of every kind that we discover our meaning and purpose; a significant and successful life is one rooted in full-time productivity and cultivation of God’s created world. This book is not your normal “defense of work” book. Whether you are a leader, a follower, a boss, an employee, in a white collar or blue collar job, highly paid or “just getting by,” this book is for you. A life of meaning is right under your nose, and with it the joy and peace of a life well-lived. “David Bahnsen is a theologically grounded, vocationally minded, and Biblically focused man with a vision to make work a gift to the world. In this book, he does just that. Combining thoughtful cultural analysis, conservative economic theory, and practical application for how to live these ideas out in the real world, I am grateful for the keen insights he lays out here. This book is a great combination of ideas and application that I think will serve many well.” —Jon Tyson, Author, Pastor, Church of the City NYC “Far too many of us believe that we need to work in order to be able to live, and that’s it. We need to eat, and so we work. David Bahnsen’s new book leans heavily in the opposite direction, meaning that God gave us the gift of life so that we might have the grace and privilege of working. Highly recommended.” —Pastor Douglas Wilson, Christ Church

The verdict is in: Free enterprise has lifted billions of people out of abject poverty all over the world and provided a higher quality of life than has ever been thought possible. But a growing case is forming in public opinion against free markets, and for a significantly larger command & control management of the economy. Whether you call it socialism or progressive leftism, more and more people are turning away from the forces of freedom and social cooperation that made the last two hundred years of prosperity possible, and embracing a system that deprives human beings of their dignity, impoverishing whole societies both financially and spiritually.What David Bahnsen does here is pull from the masters—the great economic voices of the past and the present—to remind readers of the basic economic truths that must serve as our foundation in understanding the challenges of today. In 250 vital points, he combines pearls of wisdom from economic legends with his own careful commentary to provide readers the perspective, information, and reaffirmation they need in order to see economics for what it is. It will empower you and equip you with the truth—250 truths—that are crucially needed to keep the lights on in civilization and advance the cause of human flourishing.

Why profits—and what you do with them—define real investing.Dividend growth investing is not merely a strategy for equity investors—it is a philosophy of ownership and a mentality. At its core, it brings to minority ownership of public equities the same business attitude that majority ownership of a private business involves: Profit is paramount, and those profits belong to the risk-takers who own the business.Following up on his bestseller, The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World, David Bahnsen makes the case for dividend growth investing not merely as a superior method for generating income, growth, and growth of income, but as a superior philosophy of investing. He argues that many alternative forms of equity investing are better understood as speculation. He defends the past, present, and future of dividend growth investing as the best system he has encountered for accumulating capital, generating current income, preparing for future income, and seeing income grow regardless of underlying price volatility.In short, Bahnsen makes the case that successful dividend growth investing is as basic as profiting from the profit. This book shows you why this works, how it works, and what is needed to make it all happen.

Why profitsand what you do with themdefine real investing.Dividend growth investing is not merely a strategy for equity investorsit is a philosophy of ownership and a mentality. At its core, it brings to minority ownership of public equities the same business attitude that majority ownership of a private business involves: Profit is paramount, and those profits belong to the risk-takers who own the business.Following up on his bestseller, The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World, David Bahnsen makes the case for dividend growth investing not merely as a superior method for generating income, growth, and growth of income, but as a superior philosophy of investing. He argues that many alternative forms of equity investing are better understood as speculation. He defends the past, present, and future of dividend growth investing as the best system he has encountered for accumulating capital, generating current income, preparing for future income, and seeing income grow regardless of underlying price volatility.In short, Bahnsen makes the case that successful dividend growth investing is as basic as profiting from the profit. This book shows you why this works, how it works, and what is needed to make it all happen.