Adam Smith as Theologian Hardback
Edited by Paul Oslington
Part of the Routledge Studies in Religion series
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Adam Smith wrote in a Scotland where Calvinism, Continental natural law theory, Stoic philosophy, and the Newtonian tradition of scientific natural theology were key to the intellectual lives of his contemporaries.
But what impact did these ideas have on Smith’s system?
What was Smith’s understanding of nature, divine providence, and theodicy?
How was the new discourse of political economy positioned in relation to moral philosophy and theology?
In this volume a team of distinguished contributors consider Smith’s work in relation to its Scottish Enlightenment religious background, and offer stimulating theological interpretations of his account of fallible human nature, his providential account of markets, and his invisible hand metaphor.
Adam Smith as Theologian it is a pioneering study which will alter our view of Smith and open up new lines of thinking about contemporary economics.
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- Pages:146 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:22/02/2011
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:146 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:22/02/2011
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- ISBN:9780415880718