Description: The nature of money and its impact on society has long interested scholars of economics, history, philosophy, law, and theology alike, and the recent financial crisis has moved these issues to the forefront of current public debate. In this study, authors from a range of backgrounds provide a unified examination of the nature and the purpose of money. Chapters cover the economic and social foundations of money; the historical origins of money in ancient Greece, China, the ancient Middle East, and medieval Europe; problems of justice connected to the use of money in legal systems and legal settlements, with examples both from ancient history and today; and theological aspects of monetary and market exchange. This stimulating interdisciplinary book, with its nontechnical and lively discussion, will appeal to a global readership working in the interfaces of economics, law and religion. Book DescriptionAn interdisciplinary study of the nature of money and its impact on our economic, social, political, legal and spiritual lives.About the AuthorJürgen von Hagen is Professor of Economics at the University of Bonn, Germany, and a member of the German Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on monetary and macro-economics. As a Protestant preacher, he also has a keen interest in theology and its intersection with economics.Michael Welker is Senior Professor for Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, He is a member of the Heidelberg Academy of Science and Humanities and a corresponding member of the Finnish Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has held guest-professorships at numerous universities, including Princeton Theological Seminary, Harvard Divinity School and Cambridge Divinity School. He is the author or editor of around fifty books.
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BIC Subject Area 2: Economic history [KCZ]
BIC Subject Area 1: Business ethics & social responsibility [KJG]
BIC Subject Area 4: Religious ethics [HRAM1]
BIC Subject Area 3: Economics [KC]
Number of Pages: 468 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Money As God? : the Monetization of the Market and Its Impact on Religion, Politics, Law, and Ethics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Economics / General, Money & Monetary Policy
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 24 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Business & Economics
Author: Jürgen Von Hagen
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
