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Faith, Finance, and Economy

Beliefs and Economic Well-Being

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides a multi-religious study of questions surrounding faith, finance, and the economy
  • Contains chapters by authors from fields as diverse as economics, theology, philosophy, and history
  • Tackles rigorous questions in a style accessible to the general reader

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Tanweer Akram, Salim Rashid
    Pages 1-13Open Access
  3. Christian Faith and Economics

    • Ronald J. Sider
    Pages 15-29Open Access
  4. Biblical Stewardship and Economic Progress

    • Anne Rathbone Bradley
    Pages 31-51Open Access
  5. Rationality and Alienation: Themes from Gandhi

    • Akeel Bilgrami
    Pages 53-73Open Access
  6. Consumerism in Contemporary China

    • Karl Gerth
    Pages 75-105Open Access
  7. Anglican Christians and Modern Political Economy

    • Salim Rashid
    Pages 107-128Open Access
  8. Islamic Finance, Consumer Protection and Public Policy

    • Faisal Kutty
    Pages 129-172Open Access
  9. Christianity and Inequality in the Modern United States

    • Heath W. Carter
    Pages 173-195Open Access
  10. Faith and Work: Brave New World?

    • David W. Miller
    Pages 197-213Open Access
  11. The Moral Ecology of Good Wealth

    • Michael Naughton
    Pages 215-234Open Access
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 235-239

About this book

This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between faith, financial intermediation, and economic progress by drawing on research across economics, finance, history, philosophy, ethics, theology, public policy, law, and other disciplines. Chapters in this edited volume examine themes as consequential as economic opportunities, real world outcomes and faith; values and consumerism; faith, financial intermediation and economic development in Western and Islamic societies; and the impact of faith issues on US workers, on the workplace and religion, and on the characteristics of good wealth. Though engaging with difficult questions, this book is written in an accessible style to be enjoyed by laypeople and scholars alike.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Thrivent, Minneapolis, USA

    Tanweer Akram

  • Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, USA

    Salim Rashid

About the editors

Tanweer Akram is Director of Global Public Policy and Economics at Thrivent, USA. He is responsible for developing the firm's views on international financial regulations. He also conducts research on global macroeconomic trends, outlook, and risks. He has published extensively in professional economics journals.

Salim Rashid is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. He has published in the areas of mathematical economics, economic methodology, monetary economics, economic development and the history of economics. His current interests are in the areas of religion and economic development and the limitations of mathematical methods in economics.

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