Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand of God

Brendan Long (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

270 Seiten

2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-13757-5 (ISBN)

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This book contributes to the ‘new view’ reading of Adam Smith, providing a historically and contextually rich interpretation of Smith’s thought. Smith built a moral philosophy on the foundations of a natural theology of human sociality. Examination of his life, relationship with David Hume and use of divine names shows that he retained a progressive form of Christian theism. The book interrogates the metaphor of the ‘invisible hand’ and highlights the importance of the religious dimension of Adam Smith’s thought for his moral philosophy, his jurisprudence and his economics. It reflects on the contemporary relevance of a theological reading of Smith and lays the ground for further inquiry between economic and religious perspectives.

Brendan Long has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute for Christianity and Culture at Charles Sturt University. For many years, he has worked as a public policy professional, political adviser and in leadership for the not-for-profit sector.

1. Searching for the real Smith; 2. A synopsis of the corpus; 3. Situating Smith: personal and intellectual influences; 4. Smith’s Christian faith?; 5. Smith’s natural theology of society; 6. The invisible hand; 7. Smith’s Christian God; 8. Why Smith’s theism matters today; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; References

Erscheinungsdatum	18.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
Zusatzinfo	6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	1-032-13757-6 / 1032137576
ISBN-13	978-1-032-13757-5 / 9781032137575
Zustand	Neuware