In search of the spirits of capitalism : world religions on markets & morality /
In this book, researchers of and representatives from various world religions contribute to the scholarship on the moral justification and future orientation of today's capitalism. The book is inspired by the sociologist Max Weber, who initiated an impressive research project on the 'Econo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
2026.
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| Series: | Sophia studies in cross-cultural philosophy of traditions and cultures ;
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Christianity Orientation: Weber on Christianity
- Chapter 1. Protestant Thinking on Markets and Money: Calvin, Kuyper, and the Pentecostal Movement
- Chapter 2. Introspection, Human Dignity, Markets, and Morality: The Magisterium of the Church on the Relationship between Self-awareness and Market Activity
- Part II. Confucianism Orientation: Weber on Confucianism and Daoism
- Chapter 3. Confucianism, Capitalism, and the Religion of China
- Chapter 4. Confucianism, Virtue, and Markets
- Part III. Hinduism and Buddhism Orientation: Weber on Hinduism and Buddhism
- Chapter 5. Weber, Individualism, and Hindu Modernity
- Chapter 6. Free Markets, Hindu Ethics, and Human Flourishing
- Chapter 7. Buddhism and the Markets
- Chapter 8. Moral Laws and Monastic Economy: Buddhist Market Behaviour in pre-modern Tibet and beyond
- Part IV. Judaism Orientation: Weber on Judaism
- Chapter 9. Judaism and the Market Economy
- Chapter 10. Creative Economy in Judaism
- Part V. IslamOrientation: Weber on Islam
- Chapter 11. An Islamic Theology of Work and Vocational Occupation: Implications for Islamic Economic Theory and Practice
- Chapter 12. Being Virtuous in Markets: An Islamic View
- Part VI. Concluding Reflections and Observations
- Index.