Economics and the Priority of Ethics
This essay suggests (1) that changes in economic practices which we associate with capitalism brought about deep changes in understandings of culture, and especially of Christianity; (2) that, given that capitalism is driving global warming, changes in the way in which we structure the economy, whic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| In: |
Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 419-430 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy NCE Business ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Economics
B Ethics B Value B Global warming B Christianity B Inequality |
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| Summary: | This essay suggests (1) that changes in economic practices which we associate with capitalism brought about deep changes in understandings of culture, and especially of Christianity; (2) that, given that capitalism is driving global warming, changes in the way in which we structure the economy, which for many of us have religious roots, will have to be adopted if we are going to survive; (3) that six priorities for an alternative economy may be identified. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946814565981 |