Peter H. Sedgwick

The Market Economy and Christian Ethics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focuses on cultural and ethical implications of market economics in the modern world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9780521044844
• ISBN-10: 0521044847
• Artikelnr.: 23175860

Autorenporträt

Peter Sedgwick is Principal of St Michael's College, Llandaff, Wales. He is a specialist in Christian ethics, especially in the areas of work and criminal justice. He teaches at Cardiff University in this area. He is also moderator of Church and Society, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and is an Anglican priest.

Inhaltsangabe

General editor's preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Modernity, the market and human identity
2. Consumerism and personal identity
3. The work ethic
4. Globalization
5. The response of the churches
6. Concluding reflections
Notes
Select bibliography
Index of names and subjects
Index of biblical references.