Capitalism and Christianity (eBook)

Origins, Spirit and Betrayal of the Market Economy

Luigino Bruni (Autor)

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2023
122 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-1-003-82844-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Drawing on debates about the religious nature and origins of contemporary European capitalism, this book argues for a distinction between a Northern/Protestant and a Southern/Catholic spirit of capitalism. The first part of the book explores the history of the relationship between capitalism and Christianity. Going back much further than Weber's "e;protestant ethic"e; arguments, it looks at the early centuries of Christianity from the gospels to Augustine and follows the story through the Middle Ages - with special attention devoted to the role of Monasticism and Franciscanism - to modernity. The second part of the book analyses the origin of the "e;southern spirit of capitalism: before and after Luther and the Calvinist Reformation. It highlights the key features which demonstrate that the Catholic spirit of capitalism is, in fact, different from the Anglo-Saxon spirit. This book will be of interest to readers in history of economic thought, history of capitalism, economic ethics and religious history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.12.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
• ISBN-10: 1-003-82844-2 / 1003828442
• ISBN-13: 978-1-003-82844-0 / 9781003828440