Early Modern Economic Theology and Oikonomia in The Merchant of Venice

The primary purpose of this article is to survey the issue of oikonomia and risk management in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice in terms of economic theology. In the theology of the Apostle Paul, ‘oikonomia’ signifies God’s miraculous dispensation to guide human souls to salvation. Nonetheless,...

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Main Author: Kim, Jaecheol (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2022
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-61
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
NCE Business ethics
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