Christian theology and market economics
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Christian theology and market economics
Edward Elgar, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-215) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Contents:
Introduction
Ian R. Harper and Samuel Gregg
PART I: CHRISTIANITY AND THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
1. Aristotle's Science of Economics
Ricardo F. Crespo
2. Christianity's Pre-Enlightenment Contribution to Economic Thought
Stephen J. Grabill
3. Commercial Order and the Scottish Enlightenment: The Christian Context
Samuel Gregg
4. Christianity's Post-Enlightenment Contribution to Economic Thought
Paul Oslington
PART II: CHRISTIANITY AND ECONOMIC THEORY
5. Christian Theology and Economics: Convergence and Clashes
Geoffrey Brennan and Anthony M.C. Waterman
5. Economics as Identity
Gordon Menzies
PART III: CHRISTIANITY AND MODERN BUSINESS
7. Business as a Moral Enterprise
Michael J. Miller
8. Modern Business and its Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in a Globalized World
Philip Booth
9. Treating 'Affluenza': The Moral Challenge of Affluence
Ian R. Harper and Eric L. Jones
10. The Role of Business in the Fight Against Poverty
Peter S. Heslam
Bibliography
Index
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