Divine Economy: Theology and the Market

by D. Stephen Long

Book Overview

What has theology to do with economics? They are both sciences of human action, but have traditionally been treated as very separate disciplines. Divine Economy is the first book to address the need for an active dialogue between the two.
D. Stephen Long traces three strategies which have been used to bring theology to bear on economic questions: the dominant twentieth-century tradition, of Weber's fact-value distinction; an emergent tradition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415226724
• ISBN13: 9780415226721
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Like crystal: Dense, Clear, Brilliant

At only 50 pages in, I am already locked on. I'ts always gratifying when I purchase a book due to an interview with the author (in this case, the June/July issue of The Door), and find the writing style consistent with his or her conversational style. In the case of Stephen Long, the author seems to have done the heavy lifting in advance so layman that I am, I can follow the direction and intent of the text without stopping to back up too frequently. Also, the subject of Capitalism's dependence on essentially Theological issues for its survival is an extremely exciting idea to contemplate! I expect to purchase more work on this concept and to look up some of Mr. Long's sources.