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- Book Title
- Spirit of French Capitalism : Economic Theology in the Age of Enl
- ISBN
- 9781503614826
- Subject Area
- Religion, Political Science, History
- Publication Name
- Spirit of French Capitalism : Economic Theology in the Age of Enlightenment
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Christian Theology / General, Europe / France, Christianity / Denominations, General
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Series
- Currencies: New Thinking for Financial Times Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 19.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 392 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10
1503614824
ISBN-13
9781503614826
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12050377187
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Publication Name
Spirit of French Capitalism : Economic Theology in the Age of Enlightenment
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Subject
Christian Theology / General, Europe / France, Christianity / Denominations, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Political Science, History
Series
Currencies: New Thinking for Financial Times Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2020-020357
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
Coleman's book offers a valuable example of research on the connection of theological notions and religious practices, on the one hand, and the field of French political economy during the 17th and 18th centuries, on the other. The main contribution is definitely to clarify the long history of the semantic crossing between theological and economic representation, opening the way to future interdisciplinary research carried out between theologians and historians of economic thought. , The Spirit of French Capitalism is a brilliant, provocative book that deserves a wide readership. Charly Coleman compellingly argues that to understand the genesis of modern capitalism, we need to understand how economic visions of unlimited consumption and plenitude arose out of the 'economic theology' of the Catholic Reformation. Delving deep into theological debates of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Coleman traces surprising connections to the period's economic thought--and economic practice as well., "What Coleman's book does..., it does well--namely, uncover ways that economic thought in the eighteenth century continued to rest upon religious sentiments. In so doing, he contributes another significant piece to the puzzle of the intellectual history of early modern France."--Daniel J. Watkins, Journal of Modern History
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
261.8508828244
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. The Economy of the Mysteries 2. Perpetual Penance and Frequent Communion 3. The Spirit of Speculation 4. Usury Redeemed 5. The Cult of Consumption 6. Luxury and the Origins of the Fetish Epilogue: Encounters with Economic Theology
Synopsis
How did the economy become bound up with faith in infinite wealth creation and obsessive consumption? Drawing on the economic writings of eighteenth-century French theologians, historian Charly Coleman uncovers the surprising influence of the Catholic Church on the development of capitalism. Even during the Enlightenment, a sense of the miraculous did not wither under the cold light of calculation. Scarcity, long regarded as the inescapable fate of a fallen world, gradually gave way to a new belief in heavenly as well as worldly affluence. Animating this spiritual imperative of the French economy was a distinctly Catholic ethic that-in contrast to Weber's famous "Protestant ethic"-privileged the marvelous over the mundane, consumption over production, and the pleasures of enjoyment over the rigors of delayed gratification. By viewing money, luxury, and debt through the lens of sacramental theory, Coleman demonstrates that the modern economy casts far beyond rational action and disenchanted designs, and in ways that we have yet to apprehend fully., How did the economy become bound up with faith in infinite wealth creation and obsessive consumption? Drawing on the economic writings of eighteenth-century French theologians, historian Charly Coleman uncovers the surprising influence of the Catholic Church on the development of capitalism. Even during the Enlightenment, a sense of the miraculous did not wither under the cold light of calculation. Scarcity, long regarded as the inescapable fate of a fallen world, gradually gave way to a new belief in heavenly as well as worldly affluence. Animating this spiritual imperative of the French economy was a distinctly Catholic ethic that--in contrast to Weber's famous "Protestant ethic"--privileged the marvelous over the mundane, consumption over production, and the pleasures of enjoyment over the rigors of delayed gratification. By viewing money, luxury, and debt through the lens of sacramental theory, Coleman demonstrates that the modern economy casts far beyond rational action and disenchanted designs, and in ways that we have yet to apprehend fully.
LC Classification Number
BX1795.C35C65 2021
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