Morality in the marketplace : reconciling theology and economics What does Keynes have to do with Qohelet At first sight economy and theology seem to be disciplines with mutually exclusive objectives. Yet as the Covid crisis has recently shown if economic development is to really stand a chance of success it should go hand in hand with relational values like honesty reliability and empathy: this will contribute to a society with a culture of reciprocity respect love and trust. In this essay Paul van Geest pleads for a renewal of the old ties between economics and theology as scientific disciplines so as to arrive at a deeper and richer anthropological fundament for economic research