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Redeeming capitalism / Kenneth J. Barnes.

by Barnes, Kenneth J., 1957- author.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2018.

Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

9780802875570 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)

0802875572 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)

xiv, 233 pages ; 24 cm

Capitalism, what went wrong? -- Economics: a very concise history -- Adam Smith, morality, money, and markets -- Karl Marx, a critique of capitalism -- Max Weber, the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism -- Postmodern capitalism -- Utopia or redemption? -- God and Mammon, a biblical perspective -- Theology and economics -- Common grace, wisdom, and virtue -- Faith, hope, and love, reclaiming the theological virtues -- Redeeming capitalism from the bottom up -- Redeeming capitalism from the top down.

On reclaiming the moral roots of capitalism for a virtuous future. For good or ill, the capitalism we have is the capitalism we have chosen, says Kenneth Barnes. Capitalism works, and the challenge before us is not to change its structure but to address the moral vacuum at the core of its current practice. In Redeeming Capitalism Barnes explores the history and workings of this sometimes-brutal economic system. He investigates the effects of postmodernism and unpacks biblical-theological teachings on work and wealth. Proposing virtuous choices as a way out of such pitfalls as the recent global financial crisis, Barnes envisions a more just and flourishing capitalism for the good of all.

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