A Critique of Usury

“The natural rate theory demands faith in an unseen entity: the natural rate of interest. Its proponents ... assure that if economists have enough faith in this entity ..., we will be the recipients of economic grace. It is an eminently Protestant theory.”

Awesome. https://t.co/Ri64FcJw7x

— Robert Morgan (@partylike1399) June 8, 2021

Levi Russel on Usury

Episode #35 - Dr. Levi Russel of the @leoinstituteCST on Usuryhttps://t.co/vc8F2r63UI

— Tradistae (@tradistae) January 21, 2021

Who Heeds the Prohibition of Usury?

The tenderness for usurers is especially touching, but not especially coherent: the magisterial pronouncements against usury are no less in the Denzinger than "Humanae vitae."https://t.co/weYRLmbMZJ

— Pat Smith (@smithpatrick08) January 14, 2021

Usury

"it is worth paying a little bit more attention to one of the critiques of usury from the classical tradition: usury eventually paralyzes an economy. It is not individuals or institutions with accumulated wealth that need to take out loans, but the poor and middle class." https://t.co/ejXwMDEXjF

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) September 28, 2020

Leonine Institute Policy Paper on Usury

Here is our latest Policy Paper

Usury & Interest: Correcting Modern Errorshttps://t.co/AVFZ5zzS7Y

— Leonine Institute (@leoinstituteCST) July 22, 2020

A Discussion of Usury

New Episode!

Responding to Critics on Usury | Ep 55

YouTube: https://t.co/9tLyKRFzMn

Audio: https://t.co/TyAqVlodgU

— Catholic Economics Podcast (@CatholicEcon) July 10, 2020

Dr. William Diem, Dr. Matthew Dugandzic, and Fr. Dylan Schrader Discuss Usury

The newest episode of Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology is now available. On this episode, Dr. William Diem, Dr. @MDugandzic, and @FrDylanSchrader discuss usury. https://t.co/Eg6yTLVOXR

— The Sacra Doctrina Project (@sacradoctrina) June 16, 2020

Fr. Z: Sam Gregg of ACTON on medieval distinctions about usury and legitimate forms of money-lending