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Economies of Salvation

Adam Smith and Hegel

by Yong-Sun Yang (Author)
©2012 Monographs XVI, 214 Pages

Summary

This book challenges the notion of the separation between economics and theology. It explores relationships between the disciplines through the concept of salvation, focusing on the work of Adam Smith and G.W.F. Hegel. They wrote as the disciplinary boundaries between economics and theology were taking shape, and remain important figures in contemporary discussions. Illuminating the theological foundations of the economic ideas of these two main thinkers, this book enriches our understanding of issues related to salvation such as: sympathy and recognition; poverty and the state; the invisible hand and the cunning of reason; evil and scarcity and eschatology. Moreover, the book contributes to a broader understanding of salvation and provides a model for future dialogue between economists and theologians by extending the frontiers of this unexplored field of research.

Details

Pages
XVI, 214
Publication Year
2012
ISBN (PDF)
9783035302189
ISBN (Softcover)
9783034302593
DOI
10.3726/978-3-0353-0218-9
Language
English
Publication date
2012 (February)
Keywords
challenges the notion of the separation of economics and theology theological foundations of the economic ideas the concept of salvation, focusing on the work of Adam Smith and G.W.F. Hegel broader understanding of salvation
Published
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2012. XVI, 214 pp., 3 graphs

Biographical notes

Yong-Sun Yang (Author)

Yong-Sun Yang holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales and has master’s degrees in economics and theology, after earlier studies in mathematics and philosophy. He is currently teaching systematic theology and ethics in Sydney.

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