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The nature of money and its impact on society has long interested
scholars of economics, history, philosophy, law, and theology
alike, and the recent financial crisis has moved these issues to
the forefront of current public debate. In this study, authors from
a range of backgrounds provide a unified examination of the nature
and the purpose of money. Chapters cover the economic and social
foundations of money; the historical origins of money in ancient
Greece, China, the ancient Middle East, and medieval Europe;
problems of justice connected to the use of money in legal systems
and legal settlements, with examples both from ancient history and
today; and theological aspects of monetary and market exchange.
This stimulating interdisciplinary book, with its nontechnical and
lively discussion, will appeal to a global readership working in
the interfaces of economics, law and religion.
Do traditional distinctions between "belief" and "knowledge"
still make sense? How are differences between knowledge and belief
understood in different cultural contexts? This book explores
conflicts between various types of knowledge, especially between
orthodox and heterodox knowledge systems, ranging from religious
fundamentalism to heresies within the scientific community itself.
Beyond addressing many fields in the academy, the book discusses
learned individuals interested in the often puzzling spatial and
cultural disparities of knowledge and clashes of knowledge.
The nature of money and its impact on society has long interested
scholars of economics, history, philosophy, law, and theology
alike, and the recent financial crisis has moved these issues to
the forefront of current public debate. In this study, authors from
a range of backgrounds provide a unified examination of the nature
and the purpose of money. Chapters cover the economic and social
foundations of money; the historical origins of money in ancient
Greece, China, the ancient Middle East, and medieval Europe;
problems of justice connected to the use of money in legal systems
and legal settlements, with examples both from ancient history and
today; and theological aspects of monetary and market exchange.
This stimulating interdisciplinary book, with its nontechnical and
lively discussion, will appeal to a global readership working in
the interfaces of economics, law and religion.
Clashes of Knowledge is the first volume of a series called
Knowledge and Space dealing with spatial disparities of knowledge
and the impact of the spatial context on the production and
application of knowledge. The contributions in this book explore
the conflicts between various types of knowledge, especially
between orthodox and heterodox knowledge systems, which range from
religious fundamentalism to heresies within the scientific
community itself. Does the traditional distinction between belief
and knowledge still make sense? How is the difference between
knowledge and belief understood in different cultural contexts? How
have the religious-based knowledge systems been displaced in their
hegemonic role by scientific knowledge? In which ways do the agents
of hegemonic, orthodox knowledge interact with the representatives
of deviating, heterodox knowledge? These and many other questions
are addressed in this volume.
In this collection, six leading theologians on political theology
explore the contemporary states and potential future of the
discipline. Offering a highly nuanced and complex picture of
"older" and "newer" Political Theology, these scholars examine the
multifaceted interconnections and tensions between political
theologies, liberation theologies, feminist theologies, and
theologies that see themselves as "postcolonial" or "decolonizing."
Among other topics, the authors address the ecumenical and
global nature of political theology; the lack of critical feminist
analysis in most political, liberation, and postcolonial
theologies; the statements regarding political theology in the
encyclicals of Benedict XVI; and the specific tasks that political
theology must address to remain effective and relevant.
Contributors include Jurgen Moltmann, Johann Baptist Metz,
Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, Francis Schussler Fiorenza, Klaus
Tanner, and Michael Welker."
In this collection, six leading theologians on political theology
explore the contemporary states and potential future of the
discipline. Offering a highly nuanced and complex picture of
"older" and "newer" Political Theology, these scholars examine the
multifaceted interconnections and tensions between political
theologies, liberation theologies, feminist theologies, and
theologies that see themselves as "postcolonial" or
"decolonizing."Among other topics, the authors address the
ecumenical and global nature of political theology; the lack of
critical feminist analysis in most political, liberation, and
postcolonial theologies; the statements regarding political
theology in the encyclicals of Benedict XVI; and the specific tasks
that political theology must address to remain effective and
relevant. Contributors include Jurgen Moltmann, Johann Baptist Metz
, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, Francis Schussler Fiorenza, Klaus
Tanner, and Michael Welker.
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God the Spirit (Paperback)
Michael Welker; Translated by John F. Hoffmeyer
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R1,229
R985
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This title presents distinguished scholars on Calvin and his
surprising up to date relevance addressing three central current
issues: faith - ecumenism - public responsibility. This inspiring
collection of essays spells out the relevance of John Calvin's
theology for today in three areas: Faith? Calvin's theology asks
how God deals with the persistent presence of human sin. For
Calvin, the chief end of life is to know God and devote our life to
his glory. The still topical point is that we are freed from our
fixation with ourselves, thereby recognising and living out our
true reality in relation to God. Ecumenism? The unity of the Church
in Christ is of central importance to Calvin. We must do our utmost
to make it visible. In Calvin's view, if there is agreement in the
understanding of God and grace, all other differences have no
divisive importance. This still characterises Reformed
understanding today. Public responsibility? Calvin posed the
question about the church's public responsibility as no other
Reformer did. Part 3 reveals the sources of the worldwide impact of
Calvin's and Reformed theology on politics, the law, scholarship
and the organising of life in society, including civil society.
Following the collapse of Bretton-Woods and the advent of floating
exchange rates, economists noted the emergence of demand side
substitution of the world's currencies, a phenomenon that has
become known as dollarization and currency substitution. Currency
substitution presents a number of problems to the policy maker and
to the country experiencing the phenomenon. In this book, Michael
J. Welker offers a summary of several key considerations that
motivate this and other research on currency substitution. The
discussion assumes the traditional welfare concept in
macroeconomics that any reduction in the effectiveness of monetary
and fiscal policy impairs the efficiency of resource allocation and
the rate of economic growth. In theoretical work on currency
substution one line of thought suggests that real exchange rate
depreciation will result when a small open economy revalues under
currency substitution, while another line of thought poses that
real exchange rate appreciation will occur. Evidence from Mexico in
the last decade of the 20th Century is presented in this text to
contribute to the debate.
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