On Commerce and Usury (1524)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

This volume presents Martin Luther’s contribution to the modern economic sciences, providing a detailed introduction and revised translation of his major pamphlet on economic matters, ‘On Commerce and Usury’ (‘Von Kauﬀshandlung und Wucher’, 1524). In his teachings on indulgences, Luther picked up on the question of hoarding money, and was among the earliest voices in early modern Europe calling for an ‘ethical’ economics. Luther‘s work preﬁgured many later contributions to modern economic theory, from the mercantilists and cameralists to the German Historical School.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-09-15
Mått:153 x 229 x 26 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Economic Ideas that Built Europe
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Anthem Press
ISBN:9781783083855

Utforska kategorier

Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German friar, priest and professor of theology who was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.Philipp Robinson Rössner is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Early Modern History at the University of Manchester.

Recensioner i media

‘In his deeply erudite introduction, Philipp Rössner offers a vivid contextualization of Luther’s thinking on how commerce should be managed in order to promote a proper Christian society. Rössner not only explores Luther’s ideas on commerce and ethics from the point of view of modern economics, but he uses Luther’s perspective as a critical lens through which he examines, with great nuance and clarity, the state of economic reasoning today.’ —Carl Wennerlind, Columbia University

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements; CRITICAL INTRODUCTION: 1. Approaching Luther; 2. Contextualizing Luther: The Powers of Time and Space; 3. Luther: Impulsive Economics; 4. The Grip of the Dead Hand: Crisis Economics for a Pre-Industrial Society? 5. Von Kauffshandlung und Wucher (1524): Analytical Summary; 6. Conclusion: What Can We Learn from Luther Today?; ON COMMERCE AND USURY (1524): Notes on the Text; On Commerce and Usury; Bibliography; Index