John B. Cobb – författare

A presentation of the nine major systematic Protestant theologies that dominated the 1960's. Summaries of each position are logically drawn and treated as living options before being critically examined. The first section of the book looks at theologians who are explicit in their philosophical commitment. The second treats those who seek in revelation an alternative to dependence on philosophy. In the third section, the author evaluates the existential mode of thought and those who espouse it. Originally published by the Westminster Press in 1962.

Many critics of mainstream economics have been calling for a new compass to guide national economic policies because the existing one, the GNP, is broken. They propose a "green national product" which would address the long-term health of the planet and its inhabitants, and focus on sustainability. Toward this end, they propose an Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), which takes into account such elements as adjustments for income distribution, environmental damage, the value of housework, and resource depletion. Experts in the field of economic development present comments and criticisms regarding the creation of the ISEW and its outcome. The book concludes with the authors' direct response to those critical suggestions, culminating with a revised Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare. Contributors: Robert Eisner, Alan H. Young, Carol S. Carson, Robert R. Gottfried, Thomas Michael Power, E.J. Mishan, Jan Tinbergen, Richard D. Lamm, and Hans Diefenbacher. Co-published with the Human Economy Center.