Christian Theology and Market Economics

by Harper, Ian R.; Gregg, Samuel

• ISBN13: 9781847203779
• ISBN10: 1847203779
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub

Summary

"There was a time when theologians and economists knew much more about each other's work than they do today. This book is dedicated to reconnecting two disciplines that study different dimensions of the human condition. The well respected contributors - economists, theologians, some both - explore the interaction of Christian theology and market economics, from the earliest times to the modern day. There is much to surprise, puzzle and edify serious students of theology and economics as well as the merely curious." "This unique work has a historical time-span reaching from Aristotle to the modern day, thus appealing to those interested in the history of ideas and economic thought as well as the links between theological and economic thought. Economists studying the intellectual roots of their discipline, as well as Christians researching the links between Christian beliefs and the worldly philosophy governing everyday commercial lives will also welcome it."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Christianity and the History of Economic Thought
Aristotle's science of economics	p. 13
Christianity's pre-Enlightenment contribution to economic thought	p. 25
Commercial order and the Scottish Enlightenment: the Christian context	p. 43
Christianity's post-Enlightenment contribution to economic thought	p. 60
Christianity and Economic Theory
Christian theology and economics: convergence and clashes	p. 77
Economics as identity	p. 94
Christianity and Modern Business
Business as a moral enterprise	p. 113
Modern business and its moral and ethical dilemmas in a globalized world	p. 129
Treating 'affluenza': the moral challenge of affluence	p. 146
The role of business in the fight against poverty	p. 164
Notes	p. 181
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 217
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