The Market Economy and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780521470483
Subjects: Christian social thought & activity; Ethics & moral philosophy; Religion - Christian Life; Economic Conditions; Contemporary Economic Situations And Conditions; Sociology Of Religion; Religious aspects; Religion; Moral and ethical aspects; Ethics; Christian Life - Political Issues; Free Enterprise; Business & Economics-Free Enterprise; Capitalism--Religious aspects--Christianity; Religion / Ethics; Religion-Christianity - Christian Life - Political Issues; Christian ethics; Religion - Christian Living; Anglican authors; Capitalism; Christianity
First sentence: The question of human identity as being at the heart of modernity is one posed a century ago by Max Weber.
Description: Peter Sedgwick explores the relation of a theology of justice to that of human identity in the context of the market economy, and engages with critics of capitalism and the market. He examines three aspects of the market economy: firstly, how does it shape personal identity, through consumption and the experience of paid employment in relation to the work ethic? Secondly, what impact does the global economy have on local cultures? Finally, as manufacturing changes out of all recognition through the impact of technology and global competition, what is the effect in terms of poverty? Drawing on the response of the Catholic Church, both in the United States and in Papal encyclicals, to the market economy from 1985-1991, Sedgwick argues that its involvement deserves to be better known. Moreover, he recommends that the churches remain part of the debate in reforming and humanizing the market economy.