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Capitalism and Christianity Origins, Spirit and Betrayal of the Market Economy
By Luigino Bruni
Copyright 2024
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing on debates about the religious nature and origins of contemporary European capitalism, this book argues for a distinction between a Northern/Protestant and a Southern/Catholic spirit of capitalism. The first part of the book explores the history of the relationship between capitalism and Christianity. Going back much further than Weber’s “protestant ethic” arguments, it looks at the early... Read more
Chapter 1. Introduction. At the beginning … Chapter 2. The Economy and the Civilization of Monasticism Chapter 3. Francesco’s Economy Chapter 4. Some MiddleAge issues Chapter 5. Luther, the Reformation and the Modern Spirit of Capitalism Chapter 6. Jansenism and anthropological pessimism in the birth of Political Economy Chapter 7. The Economic Spirit of the North Chapter 8. The Spirit of the South: Civil Economy Chapter 9. The Economics of anti-modernity: the case of Giuseppe Toniolo Conclusion
Biography
Luigino Bruni is Full Professor in Political Economy, Department of Law, Economics, Politics and Modern languages, University LUMSA, Rome, Italy.
