The Oxford Handbook Of Christianity And Economics
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| Author | : Paul Oslington |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 657 |
| Release | : 2014-01-31 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0199389535 |
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 | : Rachel M. McCleary |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 415 |
| Release | : 2011-01-27 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0199781281 |
This is a one-of-kind volume bringing together leading scholars in the economics of religion for the first time. The treatment of topics is interdisciplinary, comparative, as well as global in nature. Scholars apply the economics of religion approach to contemporary issues such as immigrants in the United States and ask historical questions such as why did Judaism as a religion promote investment in education? The economics of religion applies economic concepts (for example, supply and demand) and models of the market to the study of religion. Advocates of the economics of religion approach look at ways in which the religion market influences individual choices as well as institutional development. For example, economists would argue that when a large denomination declines, the religion is not supplying the right kind of religious good that appeals to the faithful. Like firms, religions compete and supply goods. The economics of religion approach using rational choice theory, assumes that all human beings, regardless of their cultural context, their socio-economic situation, act rationally to further his/her ends. The wide-ranging topics show the depth and breadth of the approach to the study of religion.
| Author | : Felix Wilfred |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 685 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0199329060 |
Named by the International Bulletin of Missionary Studies as an Outstanding Book of 2014 for Mission Studies Despite the ongoing global expansion of Christianity, there remains a lack of comprehensive scholarship on its development in Asia. This volume fills the gap by exploring the world of Asian Christianity and its manifold expressions, including worship, theology, spirituality, inter-religious relations, interventions in society, and mission. The contributors, from over twenty countries, deconstruct many of the widespread misconceptions and interpretations of Christianity in Asia. They analyze how the growth of Christian beliefs throughout the continent is linked with the socio-political and cultural processes of colonization, decolonization, modernization, democratization, identity construction of social groups, and various social movements. With a particular focus on inter-religious encounters and emerging theological and spiritual paradigms, the volume provides alternative frames for understanding the phenomenon of conversion and studies how the scriptures of other religious traditions are used in the practice of Christianity within Asia.
| Author | : Aaron Levine |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 715 |
| Release | : 2010-11-12 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0199780560 |
The interaction of Judaism and economics encompasses many different dimensions. Much of this interaction can be explored through the way in which Jewish law accommodates and even enhances commercial practice today and in past societies. From this context, The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics explores how Judaism as a religion and Jews as a people relate to the economic sphere of life in modern society as well as in the past. Bringing together an astonishingly strong group of top scholars, the volume approaches the subject from a variety of angles, providing one of the most comprehensive, well-rounded, and authoritative accounts of the intersections of Judaism and economics yet produced. Aaron Levine first offers a brief overview of the nature and development of Jewish law as a legal system, then presents essays from a variety of angles and areas of expertise. The book offers contributions on economic theory in the bible and in the Talmud; on the interaction between Jewish law, ethics, modern society, and public policy; then presents illuminating explorations of Judaism throughout economic history and the ways in which economics has influenced Jewish history. The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics at last offers an extensive and welcome resource by leading scholars and economists on the vast and delightfully complex relationship between economics and Judaism.
| Author | : Derek Davis |
| Publisher | : OUP USA |
| Total Pages | : 592 |
| Release | : 2010-11-18 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0195326245 |
21 essays present a scholarly look at the intricacies and past and current debates that frame the American system of church and state, within 5 main areas: history, politics, sociology theology/philosophy and law.
| Author | : Gilbert Meilaender |
| Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks Online |
| Total Pages | : 558 |
| Release | : 2007-08-09 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0199227225 |
Annotation What are the practical and theoretical issues that concern and shape theological ethics? This handbook offers a guide to the discipline. Written by an international group of 30 scholars, the book is aimed at all students and academics who want to explore more fully essential topics in Christian ethics.
| Author | : Susan Ashbrook Harvey |
| Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks Online |
| Total Pages | : 1049 |
| Release | : 2008-09-04 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0199271569 |
Provides an introduction to the academic study of early Christianity (c. 100-600 AD) and examines the vast geographical area impacted by the early church, in Western and Eastern late antiquity. --from publisher description.
| Author | : Roger S. Gottlieb |
| Publisher | : OUP USA |
| Total Pages | : 685 |
| Release | : 2006-11-09 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0195178726 |
Ecologically oriented visions of God, the Sacred, the Earth, and human beings. The proposed handbook will serve as the definitive overview of these exciting new developments. Divided into three main sections, the books essays will reflect the three dominant dimensions of the field. Part I will explore
| Author | : Philip Clayton |
| Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks Online |
| Total Pages | : 1041 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0199279276 |
The field of `science and religion' is exploding in popularity among both academics and the reading public. This is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the debate, written by the leading experts yet accessible to the general reader.
| Author | : Harold Kincaid |
| Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks Online |
| Total Pages | : 689 |
| Release | : 2009-03-26 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0195189256 |
This volume is the first comprehensive, cohesive, and accessible reference source to the philosophy of economics, presenting important new scholarship by top scholars.
