Summary
This Handbook introduces and systematically explores the thesis that despite widespread assumptions about an increasing trend towards secularization in Western societies, the economy, economic practices and economic thought are of a profoundly theological nature.
A state-of-the-art reference work, this volume offers students, researchers and policy makers an introduction to current scholarship, significant debates, and emerging research themes in Economic Theology: the study of the theological nature of economic concepts and the religious underpinnings of mundane practices in the world of organization studies, management and economics. The chapters cover a wide array of conceptual, historical, theoretical and methodological issues and perspectives, bringing together leading international scholars from across several disciplines.
This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the history of economic thought, as well as the genealogy of economic theology. It will provide the point of entry for readers into this new and evolving field, and will also offer pointers for the direction of future research.
Table of Contents
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction Stefan Schwarzkopf
Section 1
Theological Concepts and their Economic Meaning
2. Providence Michael T. Dempsey
3. Eschatology and Eschaton Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto
4. Confession Mads Peter Karlsen and Kaspar Villadsen
5. Purgatory Tom Boland and Ray Griffin
6. Faith and Trust Wolfgang Palaver
7. Justification and Salvation Daniel M. Bell, Jr.
8. Guilt Camilla Sløk
Section 2
Economic Concepts and their Theological Anchoring
9. Profit Christoph Deutschmann
10. Money Paul Crosthwaite, Peter Knight, and Nicky Marsh
11. Debt and Credit Philip Goodchild
12. Free Choice and Consumer Sovereignty Stefan Schwarzkopf
13. Property and Owning Christina McRorie
14. Prosperity and Wealth Simon Coleman and Martin Lindhardt
15. Poverty Brian Hamilton
16. Corporation Perry Dane
17. Government Mitchell Dean
18. Markets and Marketization Stefan Schwarzkopf
Section 3
Society, Management and Organization
19. Time Elden Wiebe and Douglas Harink
20. Calling, Profession and Work Brenda Berkelaar and Patrice M. Buzzanell
21. Organization and Management Bruno Dyck
22. The Entrepreneur Ross B. Emmett
23. Media and Mediation of Culture Jeffrey H. Mahan and David J. Worley
24. Branding and Marketing Russ Belk
25. Hedonism and Asceticism Colin Campbell
26. Leadership Peter Simpson
27. Intellectual Property and Creativity Gabriel J. Michael
28. Accounting and Accountability Alistair Mutch
Section 4
Genealogy of Economic Theology
29. The Economic Theology of Judaism Joseph I. Lifshitz
30. Oikonomia Dotan Leshem
31. The Economic Theology of Late Antiquity Devin Singh
32. The Economic Theology of the High Middle Ages Raymond Benton
33. Martin Luther as Economist Philipp Robinson Rössner
34. The Southern Spirit of Capitalism Luigino Bruni
35. Invisible Hand Lisa Hill
36. Adam Smith’s Economics of the Church Paul Oslington
37. The Economic Theology of Quakerism Martin Brigham and Donncha Kavanagh
38. Neoclassical Economics as Theology Robert H. Nelson
39. Marxist Economics and Theology Roland Boer
40. John Maynard Keynes as Theologian David Andrews
41. The Crypto-Theology of Friedrich Hayek Tim Christiaens
Section 5
Exit
42. Intellectual Brokerage in Economic Theology: Methodological and Theoretical Reflections from Islamic Banking and Finance Aaron Z. Pitluck
Index
Editor(s) Bio
Stefan Schwarzkopf is Associate Professor at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. His research focuses on the historical and economic sociology of consumer markets, and he has written widely about the history of markets, consumption, and about the market research industry. Some of his latest work deals with the ascetic-sectarian nature of the new data and electronic surveillance industries. His work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Business History and Journal of Cultural Economy.
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