REL 2001 Lecture : A REl Notes 11 05

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The central thesis of honest to god is this: that just as the biblical god "up there" can no longer be believed, so neither can its replacement the biblical god "out there" be believed. God, especially drawing on paul tillich, is more to do with what you take most seriously and ultimately, much more then to do with depth. In another shift of perspective jesus should be seen more "from below" too, rather than from above, so that he is understood, according to bonhoeffer"s phrase, as the man for others. For the holy he is more bonhoeffer than tillich, just about, for while there is depth he wants the holy in the common. Holiness is sensitivity to the ultimate concern now and in this world. What we have then is a sort of mixing of paul tillich and dietrich bonhoeffer, and behind it all the project of demythologising that is associated with rudolf bultmann.

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If you were writing that Jonathan Edwards' strong preaching would help people come back to God and the church by waking up some that thought they didn't need help, what lines from "Sinners" would you use to support your thesis?

A. "...God is a great deal more angry with...many... in this congregation, who it may be are at ease"

B. "We find it easy to tread on and crush e worm that we see crawling on the earth;"

c. "... so it is easy for us to cut or singe slender thread that any thing hangs by.

...by Jonathan Edwards

1 - ...We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that any thing hangs by: thus easy is it for God, when he pleases, to cast his enemies down to hell....

2 - They are now the objects of that very same anger and wrath of God, that is expressed in the torments of hell. And the reason why they do not go down to hell at each moment, is not because God, in whose power they are, is not then very angry with them; as he is with many miserable creatures now tormented in hell, who there feel and bear the fierceness of his wrath. Yea, God is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth: yea, doubtless, with many that are now in this congregation, who it may be are at ease, than he is with many of those who are now in the flames of hell.

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Economics is nothing more than the study of scarcity and choice. It's called the Economizing Problem.

Economics is also the study of human action---why people make the choices they do.

We have finite (limited) resources and infinite (unlimited) demand for goods and services. We must, therefore, use rational decisions as to how to allocate these resources so that we can produce the goods and services that satisfy as many needs and wants as possible.

Needs are those things that make life possible---food, clothing, shelter, etc. Wants are the things that make life easier---glass in windows, carpet on the floor, a refrigerator to keep your beer cold, etc.

The resources we are trying to use wisely are not confined to money. We are talking about talent, ability, drive, ambition, etc. We can't all be brain surgeons. Nor would most of us want to be. We have different needs and wants that drive our ambitions. I have 5 grandchildren. The oldest two are twins---a boy and a girl. My granddaughter graduated from Idaho University with a bachelor's and a master's degree in accounting in 5 years. She passed the CPA exam on the first try. She now lives in Panama and works for BMW. She speaks, reads, and writes 4 languages, including English. Her brother finally graduated from the University of Arkansas in May 2016 after 8 years! Why did it happen this way?? They were raised the same way by the same parents. Why was my granddaughter drove to succeed and my grandson so listless?

Then there is subjective valuation and opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is nothing more than what you have to give up to do something else. Some of you might have to roll out of the bar or the party a little before you wanted to leave just to be able to attend my class. You might also have to give up some precious sleep. In any event, you had to give up something to attend my class. That's the opportunity cost. Remember, everything you do has a price (opportunity cost) that must be paid according to Harry Browne who wrote, How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World.) To do one thing you must give up the opportunity to do something else.

When people decide to buy a product or service they must decide if it will satisfy a need or want at a price they are willing to pay. The number one reason that people buy the products or services they do is called Personal Tastes or Preferences (Subjective valuation). Everyone has a different price they are willing to pay for the same product or service. Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. That's a subjective valuation. Each of us has a different intensity of demand for the same products. Things you want I may not care for at all, and the opposite may also be true. This is why there is such a variety of goods and services offered on the market.

Subjective valuation is also fluid. As your income goes either up or down it changes your valuation of products and services. Have you ever wanted something so bad you would do almost anything to get it---an i phone or I pad?---but once you get the money you think, "do I really want this?' and you don't buy it. This is common. If it were not for a subjective valuation we would all be wearing the same style and color clothes and living in similar houses, etc. Wouldn't that be a wonderful world! I'd find the tallest building in downtown Orlando and see if I could fly! It is not the similarity in people that interests me. It's the differences. It's my desire not to be like everyone else that has driven my life. Don't strive to be someone else. Strive to find and be yourself. God save me from a terminal case of conventional wisdom!

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Give me an example of subjective valuation.

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Present and justify your own view as to how Robert Wallaceshould resolve the dilemma in which he finds himself. (750 WORDESSAY QUESTION)

Robert Wallace graduated from Indiana University in 2002 with aBA in history and certification to teach high school socialstudies. He went right to work as a teacher, but after a few yearshe found himself increasingly frustrated with his work from thestandpoint both of professional fulfillment and financial reward.With his wifeâs encouragement, he returned to school to seek anaccounting degree. Karen Wallace is an RN, and she and Robert feltthat her earnings as a nurse would suffice for themselves and theirtwo children until he was ready to return to the workforce.

Robert finished his MBA in 2010, but his search for a positionwent slowly, partly because of the recession but also because, atage 35, he was a good deal older than those he was competingagainst. After a succession of part-time bookkeeping jobs, hefinally landed a solid position with the accounting firm of CharlesCaldwell and Company. He was assigned to the Caldwell office inHamilton, Indiana (population 35,000). Besides Robert there is justone other accountant in the office: Jerry Bragg, who is a partnerin the company and thus Robertâs boss.

Charles Caldwell and Company is a long-established firm, whichis still run by its 74-year-old founder. It has traditionally beenstrong throughout Indiana but in recent years has faced toughcompetition from the big national accounting firms. Just lastspring Mr. Caldwell summoned all of the partners to a meeting inwhich he reviewed the situation. His words were relayed down toRobert and all of the other employees. âThe only way we can beatthis competition,â said Mr. Caldwell, âis to provide morepersonalized and diligent service. This will be appreciated,especially in the smaller towns. Our survival depends on the localofficesâ keeping their customers happy.â

All these events provide the background to the painful dilemmain which Robert Wallace now finds himself. Several months ago heconducted an audit of the local bank. Because this was his firstmajor project, he was especially meticulous. Rather than justreview randomly selected loan files, he went through all the bankâsloans in order to gauge any financial vulnerability. No seriousproblems were found. More recently, Robert audited a local tractordealership. The dealership is owned by one Oliver Bigelow, who isalso the president and chief shareholder in the bank. Mr. Bigelow,a lawyer, has an interest in several other businesses as well. Byany reckoning he is the richest and most powerful man in town.

The audit of the tractor dealership is what disclosed theproblem. In the files for Robert to examine, the managerinadvertently left the record of a sizable loan from the bank.This, as Robert immediately understood, presented three majorproblems. First, because business at the dealership was poor, theloan was likely to be in default quite soon. Next, and far moreimportantly, the circumstances of the loan were highly irregular.Mr. Bigelow was, in effect, loaning money to himself. The normalprocess by which any prospective loan would be evaluated couldhardly occur, since Mr. Bigelow could see to it that the loan wentthrough. Finally, there was the fact, seemingly connected with thepreceding, that the record of the loan had been removed from thebankâs audit file. Robert had examined every loan in that file. Heknew the tractor loan was not in there. He now wondered what otherloans to businesses of Mr. Bigelowâs might have been concealed.

Robert brought this disturbing news to Jerry Bragg. Hissuperiorâs reaction shocked him. He was ordered to drop the matter.âI will take over the audit of the dealership,â said Bragg. âI willtalk to Bigelow and see to it that the loan is taken care of. Ithas to be handled discreetly. We cannot afford to alienate Bigelow,or we will be out of business in this town.â

Robert protested that it is not an accountantâs job to âfixâthings but rather to certify financial soundness or (as in thiscase) the lack of it. But Bragg cut him short: âIâm in charge ofthis office. Itâs my responsibility, not yours. If you intend tokeep working for this company, then you stay out of this matter,starting right now.â

Without saying anything more, Robert left Braggâs office. He hadno idea what he should do. He hated the thought of losing this job.Should he âblow the whistleâ? If so, to whom? How far was heobliged to carry it?

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