Economics - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/economics/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 26 May 2026 19:56:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How the Rich Are Accepting the Baha’i Call to Help the Poor https://bahaiteachings.org/rich-accepted-bahai-call-help-poor/ https://bahaiteachings.org/rich-accepted-bahai-call-help-poor/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=79924 We’ve all noticed the contrast between the constructive and destructive forces at play in our lives. They affect all aspects of life, including the world’s great disparities of poverty and...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/rich-accepted-bahai-call-help-poor/feed/ 3 ‘The Secret of Wealth’: The Baha’i Work Ethic https://bahaiteachings.org/the-secret-of-wealth-the-bahai-work-ethic/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-secret-of-wealth-the-bahai-work-ethic/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84448 A black woman smiling while working: the baha'i concept of true wealthYou’ve probably heard of the Protestant work ethic from the renowned sociologist Max Weber’s classic treatise, “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” which links Puritanism to modern capitalism. ...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/you-cant-eat-money/feed/ 1 Is Accumulating Wealth the Point of Life? https://bahaiteachings.org/is-accumulating-wealth-point-life/ https://bahaiteachings.org/is-accumulating-wealth-point-life/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82375 In today’s world, how do we measure success? Is it determined by the sum of money we amass, the number of followers we have on social media, or the degree...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/is-accumulating-wealth-point-life/feed/ 4 Making Economics Serve Humanity https://bahaiteachings.org/making-economics-serve-humanity/ https://bahaiteachings.org/making-economics-serve-humanity/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=65104 The recent pandemic has highlighted the glaring disparities in the economic system between the rich and the poor. On the one hand, we have the plight of poor people living...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/making-economics-serve-humanity/feed/ 4 Humanomics: Alleviating Poverty Through Virtues https://bahaiteachings.org/humanomics-alleviating-poverty-through-virtues/ https://bahaiteachings.org/humanomics-alleviating-poverty-through-virtues/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=77795 For many years, I’ve tried to emphasize the need for humanity and morality in our economic systems – because I believe that lack of morality is the root cause of...

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