Economics As Religion

Author : Robert H. Nelson
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780271066196

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Economics as Religion by Robert H. Nelson Pdf

Robert Nelson’s Reaching for Heaven on Earth, Economics as Religion, and The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion Versus Environmental Religion in Contemporary America read almost like a trilogy, exploring and charting the boundaries of theology and economics from the Western foundations of ancient Greece through the traditions that Nelson identifies as “Protestant” and “Roman,” and on into modern economic forms such as Marxism and capitalism, as well as environmentalism. Nelson argues that economics can be a genuine form of religion and that it should inform our understanding of the religious developments of our times. This edition of Economics as Religion situates the influence of his work in the scholarly economic and theological conversations of today and reflects on the state of the economics profession and the potential implications for theology, economics, and other social sciences.

Author : Jean-Paul Carvalho,Sriya Iyer,Jared Rubin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319988481

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Advances in the Economics of Religion by Jean-Paul Carvalho,Sriya Iyer,Jared Rubin Pdf

This edited collection brings together expertise from around the globe to overview and debate key concepts and concerns in the economics of religion. While the economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics, economists have made and continue to make important contributions to the understanding of religion. There is much scope for economists to continue to make a significant contribution to debates about religion, including its implications for conflict, political economy, public goods, demography, education, finance, trade and economic growth.

Author : Resit Ergener
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030444556

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Religion and Economics by Resit Ergener Pdf

This book allows the reader to have an overview of the relations between religion and economics throughout history. It starts with the beginnings of early modern humans, when dreams (of dead ancestors), animism, synchronous movements and a propensity to exchange, led to the emergence of religion, which then contributed to the coordination and pooling of labor and to the definition of groups. This book surveys the various roles played by religion in economic life through the ages, which include the justification of the exploitation of nature, the expansion of trade, the emergence of inequality and of charity, the definition, enhancement and attenuation of hierarchies of dominance, the provision of various services and of the impact religion has had on economic performance at the micro and macro levels.

Author : Lionel Obadia,Donald C. Wood
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780522289

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Economics of Religion by Lionel Obadia,Donald C. Wood Pdf

Explores the fresh paradigms of 'religious economics' and 'economies of religion' under the scope of transdisciplinary and international perspectives. This title examines and appraises some of the theoretical developments and methodological innovations in religious and social sciences.

Author : John Rapley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781471152771

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Twilight of the Money Gods by John Rapley Pdf

Imagine one day you went to a cash-machine and found your money was gone. You rushed to your branch, where a teller said that overnight people had stopped believing in money, and it all vanished. Seem incredible? It happened, and it could happen again. Twilight of the Money Gods is the story of economics, told not as the science it strove to be, but as the religion it became. Over two centuries, it searched for the hidden codes which would reveal the path to a promised land of material abundance. While its prophets, from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman, concerned themselves with the human condition, its priesthood gradually grew remote from its followers, until it lost sight of their tribulations. Today, amid a crisis of faith in their expertise, we must re-imagine an economics for a new era - one filled with both danger and opportunity.

Author : Sriya Iyer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674989290

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The Economics of Religion in India by Sriya Iyer Pdf

Religion is not a popular target for economic analysis. Yet the economist’s tools offer insights into how religious groups compete, deliver social services, and reach out to converts—how religions nurture and deploy market power. Sriya Iyer puts these tools to use in an expansive study of India, one of the world’s most religiously diverse nations.

Author : Robert Henry Nelson
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0271035811

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The New Holy Wars by Robert Henry Nelson Pdf

"Examines economics and environmentalism as competing public religions that derive from, and continue, a Christian worldview; argues that debates over global warming and other environmental issues are ultimately based on theological differences between their respective adherents"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Rachel M. McCleary
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195390049

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The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Religion by Rachel M. McCleary Pdf

In this Handbook, leading scholars demonstrate the application of the economics of religion approach to topics on human capital, the state regulation of religion, economic aspects of religion, and how religious markets function. The chapters also provide a discussion of new data sets and methods of measuring religious participation and beliefs.

Author : R. Wilson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1997-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230374720

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Economics, Ethics and Religion by R. Wilson Pdf

There is a revival of interest by economists in ethical issues and beliefs, and by moral philosophers and theologians in economics. This book is intended to make a contribution to this cross-fertilisation of ideas. Rodney Wilson has undertaken an extensive survey of Jewish, Christian and Muslim views on economics, and reviewed the rapidly expanding business ethics literature from a religious perspective. The juxtaposition of the work of theologians and moral philosophers with that of economists results in some interesting comparisons.

Author : H. Geoffrey Brennan,A.M.C. Waterman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401113847

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Economics And Religion: Are They Distinct? by H. Geoffrey Brennan,A.M.C. Waterman Pdf

What is the relation between economics and religion? In particular, are theology and economics entirely autonomous and distinct areas of inquiry? Economics and Religion: Are They Distinct? takes an inductive approach using case studies to shed light on the extent to which economics may be regarded as independent of the religious beliefs of its practitioners. The case studies comprise the first part of the book and are listed chronologically. These case studies are followed by commentaries, or interpretive essays; the authors of these commentaries are acting as a jury to consider the question `How sensitive is economics to theological considerations?' The editors provide a concluding chapter summarizing both the evidence and the findings.

Author : Robert A. Segal,Nickolas P. Roubekas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780470656563

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion by Robert A. Segal,Nickolas P. Roubekas Pdf

Explore a rigorous but accessible guide to contemporary approaches to the study of religion from leading voices in the field The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion delivers an expert and insightful analysis of modern perspectives on the study of religion across the humanities and the social sciences. Presupposing no knowledge of the approaches examined in the collection, the book is ideal for undergraduate students who have yet to undertake extensive study in the humanities or social sciences. The book includes perspectives from those in fields as diverse as globalization, cognitive science, the study of emotion, law, esotericism, sex and gender, functionalism, terror, the comparative method, modernism, and postmodernism. Many of the topics covered in the book clearly hail from religious studies, while others are grounded in other areas of academia. All of the chapters contained within are written by recognized authors who show how their chosen discipline contributes to the understanding of the phenomenon of religion. This book also includes topics like: A comprehensive exploration of multiple approaches to religious study, including anthropology, economics, literature, phenomenology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology A review of various topics germane to the study of religion, including the study of the body, cognitive science, the comparative method, death and the afterlife, law, magic, music, and myth A selection of subjects touching on modern trends in extremism and violence, including chapters on terror and violence, fundamentalism, and nationalism A discussion of the influence of modernism and postmodernism in religion Ideal for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in humanities and social science programs taking courses on religion and myth, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion will also earn a place in the libraries of specialists working in the fields of Religious Studies, Theology, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, History, and Philosophy.

Author : Andrew D. Walsh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780313001154

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Religion, Economics, and Public Policy by Andrew D. Walsh Pdf

As Americans seem bent on dismantling the safety net of the New Deal era, the most popular version of the culture wars' thesis paints an arguably cosmic battle between defenders of religious orthodoxy who embrace laissez-faire capitalism and secular elites who have imposed a Marxist welfare state upon an unsuspecting populace. Walsh shows that this thesis ignores the role of religious leaders in legitimizing the types of programs embodied in America's approach to the welfare state. Walsh explores the arguments of William Jennings Bryan, America's foremost fundamentalist who opposed the Social Darwinism often associated with the defense of laissez-faire capitalism, John Ryan, the Catholic priest whose writings foreshadowed Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, Reinhold Niebuhr, the influential mainstream Protestant leader who defended America's Cold War strategy of containment while opposing laissez-faire capitalism, and the arguments of influential African American Protestant and Jewish leaders. Finally he looks at the role of religious leaders in the contemporary debates over issues such as health care and welfare reform. Whenever possible, the relationship between the official views of the religious leaders is analyzed in light of the opinions and voting patterns of their constituents. The opinions and voting patterns of secular Americans are also contrasted to those of religious Americans. Of particular interest to scholars, students, and general readers concerned with the role of religion in American politics.

Author : R. H. Tawney
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781446549124

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Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism by R. H. Tawney Pdf

One of the great classics of the 20th century, R. H. Tawney addresses the question of how religion has affected social and economic practices. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Paul Oslington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199729715

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The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics by Paul Oslington Pdf

The new interdisciplinary field of Christianity and economics deals with the important and difficult questions that cluster at the boundary of these disciplines, drawing on contemporary theory and empirical findings in both fields, with roots in older discourses. This landmark volume surveys the field and advances the discussion. It deploys historical, economic, and theological analysis to search for answers.

Author : Robert Henry Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Economics
ISBN : 0271020962

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Economics as Religion by Robert Henry Nelson Pdf