Using Game Theory and the Bible to Build Critical Thinking Skills

Publication: Journal of Economic Education

Volume: Volume 38, No. 2

Issue: Spring 2007

Pages: 160-164

Author(s): Bryan C. McCannon

Address:

Bryan C. McCannon

Assistant Professor of Economics

Elmira College

One Park Place

Elmira, NY 14901
 

Phone: (607) 735-1923

Internet Address: bmccannon@elmira.edu

Title: Using Game Theory and the Bible to Build Critical Thinking Skills

Abstract: The author describes a course that uses game theory to study the Bible.  Students gain experience using game theory to formalize events and, by drawing parallels between the Bible and common economic concepts, illustrate the pervasiveness of game-theoretic reasoning across topics within economics and across various fields of study.