Public Theology and Political Economy: Christian Stewardship in Modern Society

by Max L. Stackhouse

Book Overview

This well-known Christian ethicist ably bridges the gap between theology and political economy, proposing a theologically informed view of modern economic life. He traces the emergence of modern Protestant and Catholic views of the economic order from anti-slavery movements to contemporary Ecumenical themes. He delineates the failures of socialist, liberationist and laissez-faire systems and retrieves the neglected contributions of such figures as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802802672
• ISBN13: 9780802802675
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.