| Description |
1 online resource (173 pages) |
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Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy |
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Routledge frontiers of political economy.
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| Contents |
Political Economy as Natural Theology- Front Cover; Political Economy as Natural Theology; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Natural theology: philosophical and historical issues; Introduction; Natural theology and scripture; Varieties of natural theology; The British tradition of scientific natural theology; Natural theology, creation and providence; Natural theology and theodicy; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Early English theological roots of political economy; Introduction; Joseph Butler (1692-1752); Josiah Tucker (1713-99) |
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William Paley (1743-1805)Edmund Burke (1729-97); Conclusion; Chapter 4: Adam Smith as natural theologian; Introduction; Adam Smith's religious background; Adam Smith's invisible hand; Adam Smith's theodicy; The future hope, nature and justice in Smith's system; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Natural theology and the emergence of political economy: Stewart, Malthus, Sumner and Chalmers; Introduction; Further Scottish background: Dugald Stewart; Malthus' Principle of Population and its theodicy; Development of Malthus' theodicy by JB Sumner; Malthus' Scottish disciple Thomas Chalmers; Conclusion |
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Chapter 6: Progress and tension: Richard Whately and William WhewellIntroduction; Political economy at Oxford: Nassau Senior and responses by Richard Whately and JH Newman; Richard Whately; Political economy at Cambridge: Richard Jones and William Whewell; Conclusion; Chapter 7: The demise of natural theology and separation of economics from theology; Introduction; Explaining the separation of economics from theology; Explaining the demise of natural theology; The demise of natural theology as the separation of economics from theology; Evolution as a lost opportunity to renew natural theology |
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Subsequent developments in Britain, continental Europe and North AmericaConclusion; Chapter 8: Reflections on the contemporary relationship between economics and theology; Introduction; What can we learn from this episode about what promotes fruitful and unfruitful exchange between economists and theologians?; Frameworks for contemporary engagement; Appendix: analysis of key terms in English books; Bibliography; Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Economics -- Religious aspects -- History
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Economics -- Religious aspects
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Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351686037 |
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1351686038 |
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