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Capitalism and Christianity : the possibility of Christian personalism
- Title
- Capitalism and Christianity : the possibility of Christian personalism / Richard C. Bayer.
- Author
- Bayer, Richard C.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | BX1795.C35 B38 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 176 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "With socialism in eclipse and market economies gaining acceptance worldwide, a new kind of ethics is needed to address social injustice and inequity. Richard C. Bayer debunks the present direction of mainstream social ethical theory by advancing market systems themselves as a means toward promoting justice and meeting human needs. Observing that the primary vehicle for Christian ethics since the New Deal has been the welfare state, Bayer argues instead that market systems can provide a basis for reconciling capitalism and Christianity in both theory and practice. He proposes Christian personalism as an ethical approach that emphasizes the dignity of the human person and promotes the achievement of personal development through participation in a modified market economy"--Amazon.com.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Defending capitalism against its despisers -- Democratic capitalism and Catholic social thought: a moral reassessment -- The moral imperative: a redistributionist state -- Capitalism without individualism -- The liberal anthropology: free, equal, and rational -- Toward a new synthesis: Christian personalism and democratic capitalism -- Toward a Christian capitalism Christian personalism: toward implementation.
- ISBN
- 0878407308
- 9780878407309
- 0878407316
- 9780878407316
- LCCN
- 99018210
- OCLC
- ocm40783887
- 40783887
- SCSB-960838
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library