The Market Economy and Christian Ethics

by Peter H. Sedgwick

Book Overview

Peter Sedgwick explores the relation of a theology of justice to that of human identity in the context of the market economy, and engages with critics of capitalism and the market. He examines three aspects of the market economy: first, how does it shape personal identity, through consumption and the experience of paid employment in relation to the work ethic? Second, what impact does the global economy have on local cultures? Finally, as manufacturing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052147048X
• ISBN13: 9780521470483
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"