Divine Economy: Theology and the Market (Radical Orthodoxy Series) (Paperback)

by D. Stephen Long (Author) "Let me begin with a confession..." (more)
Key Phrases: analogia libertatis, formal substitutability, usury proscription, New York, Adam Smith, Roman Catholic (more...)

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...Stephen Long's book is an important contribution to what is becoming an increasingly pressing theological preoccupation.
–M. Douglas Meeks, Vanderbilt University Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Winter 2002

...Stephen Longs book is an important contribution to what is becoming an increasingly pressing theological preoccupation.
–M. Douglas Meeks, Vanderbilt University Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Winter 2002

Stephen Long...has fashioned a complex book that challenges not only traditional approaches to economy...but also rejects nearly all the approaches of Christian scholars who deal with economic matters..
–Journal of Church and State

[T]his contribution seeks to connect Cambridge intellectual hothouse with the rest of us The book...[is] a litmus test of Radical Orthodoxy's claim to credibility in religious and secular arenas.
–Theology

[T]his contribution seeks to connect Cambridge intellectual hothouse with the rest of us The book...[is] a litmus test of Radical Orthodoxys claim to credibility in religious and secular arenas.
–Theology

Product Description
Divine Economy is the first book to directly address the need for a closer relationship between the two areas. Theology and economics have been treated as very separate and isolated disciplines. Long seeks to answer the question, what has theology to do with economics? He explains that both theology and economics are sciences of human action. This book calls for an active dialogue between theology and economics that calls for a functional economy which doesn't subordinate theological knowledge.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (June 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415226732
• ISBN-13: 978-0415226738
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #864,662 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like crystal: Dense, Clear, Brilliant, August 9, 2005

By	'satiably curious "Jon" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

At only 50 pages in, I am already locked on. I'ts always gratifying when I purchase a book due to an interview with the author (in this case, the June/July issue of The Door), and find the writing style consistent with his or her conversational style. In the case of Stephen Long, the author seems to have done the heavy lifting in advance so layman that I am, I can follow the direction and intent of the text without stopping to back up too frequently.
Also, the subject of Capitalism's dependence on essentially Theological issues for its survival is an extremely exciting idea to contemplate! I expect to purchase more work on this concept and to look up some of Mr. Long's sources.