About this episode

In this episode, Dan Doriani and economist Brian Fikkert discuss the complexities of economic systems and their impact on human flourishing.

What happens when the very economic systems that lift millions out of material poverty also contribute to rising anxiety and depression? In part 2 of this 2-part episode, Dan Doriani sits down with Dr. Brian Fikkert - economist and co-author of When Helping Hurts - to integrate theological insight with sociological research, pushing against the limits of economic theory to participate in the broader Christian call to promote human flourishing.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Doriani

Guest: Brian Fikkert

Topics covered

• economic systems
• material poverty
• anxiety
• depression
• theological insight
• human flourishing

Keywords

• economics
• poverty
• anxiety
• depression
• Christianity
• sociological research
• human flourishing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: When Helping Hurts

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