Christianity and economics may refer to: Catholic social teaching, Catholic doctrine on economics and social organization Christian communism, the belief that Jesus taught his followers to practice communism Christian left, parts of Christianity associated with left-wing politics and related economic policies Christian socialism, the belief that Jesus taught his followers to practice socialism , economic views of parts of Christianity associated with right-wing politics Distributism, an economic theory asserting that productive assets should be widely owned rather than concentrated Economic ethics, an academic field which combines economics and ethics, including Christian ethics Protestant work ethic, a Christian work ethic concept widely studied in sociology, economics, and history , the impact of Christianity on economic development Social Creed (Methodist), Methodist doctrine on economics and social organization Social Gospel, a social movement to apply Christian ethics to social problems, including economic inequality