RT Article T1 The Entrepreneur’s Prayer and the Scholastic Inspirations of Free-Market Economics JF Religions VO 15 IS 3 A1 Bednarz, Jacek A1 Błasiak, Zdzisław Adam LA English PB MDPI YR 2024 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1881310787 AB The paper explores the historical and philosophical roots of economic thought, drawing connections between the entrepreneurial mindset and the scholastic traditions that have shaped the conceptual landscape of free markets. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the paper examines how religious and scholastic influences have contributed to the development of economic ideas, providing a nuanced understanding of the ethical dimensions inherent in entrepreneurial endeavors. By unraveling the threads that connect entrepreneurship, prayer, and scholasticism, this paper also seeks to illuminate the symbiotic relationship between faith, intellectual heritage, and the principles that underpin free-market economies. K1 pragmatic inquiry K1 rational inquiry K1 scholastic thought K1 Scholasticism K1 History of ideas K1 history of economic thought K1 Property K1 Economic Freedom K1 free market economics K1 the rich man’s prayer K1 biblical foundations of prayer DO 10.3390/rel15030251