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Idols of nations

Biblical Myth at the Origins of Capitalism [Paperback]

by Christina Petterson, Roland Boer

    • Authors

      Christina Petterson +1

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Fortress Press,U.S.

    • Published

      July 2014

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    Roland Boer and Christina Petterson here produce a critical survey showing that the rise of capitalist theory was shaped by the way different economic philosophers - Smith, Hobbes, Grotius, Malthus, Locke - read the Bible. Invoking Jeremiah (14:22) and Adam Smith - who took the title of his Wealth of Nations from Isaiah (61:6, 12) - they show that early theories of capitalism were shaped by particular assumptions that these theorists brought to their readings of the story of Eden in particular. They examine those assumptions and evaluate what has changed in subsequent centuries. Idols of Nations shows that the Bible was central to the theorization and economic thought of these key thinkers as it explores the distinct problems each sought to overcome.

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    • Authors

      Christina Petterson +1

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Fortress Press,U.S.

    • Published

      July 2014

    • Weight

      300g

    • Page Count

      208

    • Dimensions

      153 x 229 x 12 mm

    • ISBN

      9781451465440

    • ISBN-10

      1451465440

    • Eden Code

      4270172

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    • ISBN: 9781451465440

    • Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.

    • Release Date: July 2014

    • Weight: 300g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 12 mm

    • Eden Code: 4270172


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