Christianity And World Economy

Author : Paul Oslington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199389535
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics written by Paul Oslington and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many important contemporary debates cross economics and religion, in turn raising questions about the relationship between the two fields. This book, edited by a leader in the new interdisciplinary field of economics and religion and with contributions by experts on different aspects of the relationship between economics and Christianity, maps the current state of scholarship and points to new directions for the field. It covers the history of the relationship between economics and Christianity, economic thinking in the main Christian traditions, and the role of religion in economic development, as well as new work on the economics of religious behavior and religious markets and topics of debate between economists and theologians. It is essential reading for economists concerned with the foundations of their discipline, historians, moral philosophers, theologians seeking to engage with economics, and public policy researchers and practitioners.

Author : Rafael Domingo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000039226
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Global Law written by Rafael Domingo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores both historical and contemporary Christian sources and dimensions of global law and includes critical perspectives from various religious and philosophical traditions. Two dozen leading scholars discuss the constituent principles of this new global legal order historically, comparatively, and currently. The first part uses a historical-biographical approach to study a few of the major Christian architects of global law and transnational legal theory, from St. Paul to Jacques Maritain. The second part distills the deep Christian sources and dimensions of the main principles of global law, historically and today, separating out the distinct Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian contributions as appropriate. Finally, the authors address a number of pressing global issues and challenges, where a Christian-informed legal perspective can and should have deep purchase and influence. The work makes no claim that Christianity is the only historical shaper of global law, nor that it should monopolize the theory and practice of global law today. But the book does insist that Christianity, as one of the world’s great religions, has deep norms and practices, ideas and institutions, prophets and procedures that can be of benefit as the world struggles to find global legal resources to confront humanity’s greatest challenges. The volume will be an essential resource for academics and researchers working in the areas of law and religion, transnational law, legal philosophy, and legal history.

Author : Dr.LI JIN WEI
Publisher : LI JIN WEI
ISBN 13 : 1999422244
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book CHRISTIANITY AND WORLD ECONOMY written by Dr.LI JIN WEI and published by LI JIN WEI. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationship between politics, economic development, and religion while outlining the prevalence of international standards of religious interaction with institutions of development and thought. It describes the disagreement and the severing of the connection between the realms of development and faith and its integration. It shows how the political view of religious politics and development is changing in different parts of the world by quoting what is happening in several countries such as Morocco, Guatemala, the Philippines, Kenya, and Cambodia. Emphasis on the religious side of the Global Economy and the broader politics of development. The two most significant and most influential religious actors are the Catholic Church and Islam. Both world capitalism and Christianity are devout systems. Based on the facts, In the past, Christianity was essential to the formation of capitalism and continued to have strong ties with it. However, some of the most vigorous opposition to international capitalism began amid Christianity. In harmony with religious convictions, both developed steadily, even though Christianity promoted the idea of ​​a poignant and impending end, connected with the concept of ​​human nature. The main goal is to reveal more about the Christian perspective, as it resists the proper accumulation of wealth and power and the damage associated with social relations. It also opposes unlimited debt collection, a feature of modern capitalism linked to its nihilism. Christianity is the deity of man in the economy when it promotes free competition and the protection of property rights and encourages people to share good behaviour. Religious economics is a new field of economic research. This book has two purposes. It looks back because it traces the historical and social background of the industry, and it looks forward because it examines the data and research themes provided to economists to investigate religion around the world today. Plenty of aspects have contributed to the economic impact of religion: (1) new developments in theoretical models that include examples of religious market places and evolutionary models of religious elements; (2) an experimental activity addressing the economic identification of a new way of assessing the underlying causes of religious behaviour; (3) a new study in the history of religious economics that considers religion to be independent rather than dependent evolution; and (4) further research on religion outside of Western countries. Based on these developments, this book discusses four themes - first, religious discrimination, plurality, control, and economic growth; secondly, religious markets, club goods, various brands, and networks; third, identification that includes national competition and generosity; fourth, conflict and cooperation in the development of religion and economy. In reviewing this ancient but paradoxical field of study, the book poses unanswered questions for religious economists to consider for years to come.

Author : Daniel M. Jr. Bell
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441240411
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economy of Desire (The Church and Postmodern Culture) written by Daniel M. Jr. Bell and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this addition to the award-winning Church and Postmodern Culture series, respected theologian Daniel Bell compares and contrasts capitalism and Christianity, showing how Christianity provides resources for faithfully navigating the postmodern global economy. Bell approaches capitalism and Christianity as alternative visions of humanity, God, and the good life. Considering faith and economics in terms of how desire is shaped, he casts the conflict as one between different disciplines of desire. He engages the work of two important postmodern philosophers, Deleuze and Foucault, to illuminate the nature of the postmodern world that the church currently inhabits. Bell then considers how the global economy deforms desire in a manner that distorts human relations with God and one another. In contrast, he presents Christianity and the tradition of the works of mercy as a way beyond capitalism and socialism, beyond philanthropy and welfare. Christianity heals desire, renewing human relations and enabling communion with God.

Author : John B. Cobb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustaining the Common Good written by John B. Cobb and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world-renowned theologian and ethicist courageously challenges economists' zealous faith in the great god of growth and proposes that policies that produce sustainable development--in which the economy serves the community, and not vice versa--are not only feasible and economically sound, but more faithfully represent Christianity's traditional emphasis on the dignity of the individual and the value of the common good.

Author : Dr Li Jin Wei
Publisher : Li, Jin Wei
ISBN 13 : 9781778222719
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity and World Economy written by Dr Li Jin Wei and published by Li, Jin Wei. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both world capitalism and Christianity are devout systems. Based on the facts, In the past, Christianity was essential to the formation of capitalism and continued to have strong ties with it. However, some of the most vigorous opposition to international capitalism began amid Christianity. In harmony with religious convictions, both developed steadily, even though Christianity promoted the idea of a poignant and impending end, connected with the concept of human nature. The main goal is to reveal more about the Christian perspective, as it resists the proper accumulation of wealth and power and the damage associated with social relations. It also opposes unlimited debt collection, a feature of modern capitalism linked to its nihilism. Christianity is the deity of man in the economy when it promotes free competition and the protection of property rights and encourages people to share good behaviour. Religious economics is a new field of economic research. This book has two purposes. It looks back because it traces the historical and social background of the industry, and it looks forward because it examines the data and research themes provided to economists to investigate religion around the world today. Plenty of aspects have contributed to the economic impact of religion: (1) new developments in theoretical models that include examples of religious market places and evolutionary models of religious elements; (2) an experimental activity addressing the economic identification of a new way of assessing the underlying causes of religious behaviour; (3) a new study in the history of religious economics that considers religion to be independent rather than dependent evolution; and (4) further research on religion outside of Western countries. Based on these developments, this book discusses four themes - first, religious discrimination, plurality, control, and economic growth; secondly, religious markets, club goods, various brands, and networks; third, identification that includes national competition and generosity; fourth, conflict and cooperation in the development of religion and economy. In reviewing this ancient but paradoxical field of study, the book poses unanswered questions for religious economists to consider for years to come.

Author : Rob van Drimmelen
Publisher : World Council of Churches
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faith in a Global Economy written by Rob van Drimmelen and published by World Council of Churches. This book was released on 1998 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian belief that God became incarnate in Jesus Christ to share the human condition with us challenges any absolute division between the spiritual and the material. To pray for daily bread and forgiveness of debts is to recognize that economics cannot be separated from faith. Yet this link is not an easy one to maintain. While the suffering of the poor and the devastation of the environment may anger us, the bewildering complexity of the global economy tempts us to conclude that economics must finally be left to the experts. This "primer for Christians" addresses the paralysis created by seeking simple answers to today's complex economic issues. Drawing on his experience in banking and economics as well as the ecumenical movement, the author provides lucid explanations of the major ideas, forces and realities of the global economy today.

Author : Daniel M. Bell Jr.
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 9780801035739
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economy of Desire written by Daniel M. Bell Jr. and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this addition to the award-winning Church and Postmodern Culture series, respected theologian Daniel Bell compares and contrasts capitalism and Christianity, showing how Christianity provides resources for faithfully navigating the postmodern global economy. Bell approaches capitalism and Christianity as alternative visions of humanity, God, and the good life. Considering faith and economics in terms of how desire is shaped, he casts the conflict as one between different disciplines of desire. He engages the work of two important postmodern philosophers, Deleuze and Foucault, to illuminate the nature of the postmodern world that the church currently inhabits. Bell then considers how the global economy deforms desire in a manner that distorts human relations with God and one another. In contrast, he presents Christianity and the tradition of the works of mercy as a way beyond capitalism and socialism, beyond philanthropy and welfare. Christianity heals desire, renewing human relations and enabling communion with God.

Author : Douglas A. Hicks
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802860338
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Neighbors written by Douglas A. Hicks and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-20 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can people of faith meet the challenge of living morally and faithfully within an increasingly globalized society? Much of the debate about the global market economy is polarized between pro-market ideology and anti-globalization activism. Global Neighbors sidesteps that dichotomy, presenting instead a nuanced, constructive approach. Leading theologians, ethicists, economists, and church leaders here examine the Christian call to live morally, faithfully, and responsibly in today's global marketplace and offer alternative perspectives to such utilitarians as Peter Singer. Contributors: Robert D. Austin Rebecca M. Blank Lee Devin William Goettler Eric Gregory Douglas A. Hicks Janet Parker Rebecca Todd Peters Shirley J. Roels Mark Valeri Jeff Van Duzer Kent Van Til Thomas W. Walker

Author : Douglas A. Hicks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047058422X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Money Enough written by Douglas A. Hicks and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections for Christians for dealing with money in a consumer-driven world In this much-needed book Douglas Hicks looks at how Christian faith applies to the practices of economic life-spending, saving, giving especially as an alternative to a life of unbridled consumerism. This book offers reflections for people of faith and anyone who wants to connect their Monday through Saturday lives with their faith and live a more integrated way. It takes a look at how to realistically apply Christian principles in these especially perilous economic times. Explores how Christians can rethink their practices of faith as consumers, investors, and earners Offers reflections on an important Christian concept in a practical, lively, and engaging style Contains ideas for meeting the everyday pressures, questions, and anxieties of economic life as they connect with Christian faith A new volume in the Practices of Faith Series The book is filled with the author's level-headed, thoughtful reflections on Christian practices of getting and spending.