This special episode is a recording from our 2025 Conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The panel is "Theological Perspectives on the Market," and the speakers are: John Robinson (James Madison University) - "Scarcity, Isolation, and Dependence: Economic Insight in CS Lewis's The Great Divorce " Erik Matson (Mercatus Center) - "Economics and Evil" Paul Radich (Catholic University of America) - "From the Invisible Hand to the Inexorable Hammer: Cosmological Affinity between Adam Smith and Karl Marx" Dylan Pahman (Acton Institute) - "The Fourth Face of Power: Toward a Pure Theory of Friendship" If you like this panel, please consider attending our next conference, March 12-14, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska. For details, go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2026-conference-registration/ 0:00 Episode Introduction 1:56 Panel Introduction 4:15 Robinson 15:30 Matson 32:47 Radich 47:28 Pahman 1:07:31 Q & A To find out more about our activities, sign up for our newsletter, or make your tax-deductible gift, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Episode Introduction (00:01:56) - Panel Introduction (00:04:15) - Robinson (00:15:30) - Matson (00:32:47) - Radich (00:47:28) - Pahman (01:07:31) - Q & A
