The Church and the Market : A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy (Studies in Ethics and Economics)
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Filling a lapse in the debate on the role of religious thought in economic theory, The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy, informed by the history of Catholic economic thought, shows that the long-seen contradiction between Catholic faith and support for the market economy does not exist.
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"A fine contribution to the debate concerning the possible and the proper reconciliation of Catholic social doctrine with free-market economics. Professor Woods finds an interesting niche in such a complex and uneven discussion the author writes with splendid clarity, succeeding in explaining not-so-simple economic questions in very simple terms."-CHRISTIAN SOCIAL THOUGHT
"Finally, someone who truly understands the science of economics has given us the most thorough examination of Catholic Social Teaching yet available. I highly recommend . . . to all desiring to see the Catholic Church's role in the economic realm in a proper light. It should be required reading for priests, bishops, and seminarians, as well as clerics of other denominations, as a remedy for the socialism that has crept into religious circles over the past century."-William R. Luckey, Chairman and Professor, Political Science and Economics Department, Christendom College
"Thomas Woods uses the unique perspective of the Austrian School of Economics to present a clear, compelling, and uncompromising argument that the moral teachings of the Catholic Church are completely compatible with free market capitalism. Arguing that faith should be coupled with the best of secular science in policy advocacy, Woods also shows that some elements of Catholic social doctrine are the unfortunate result of factual error rather than the application of moral principle."-Samuel Bostaph, Chairman and Associate Professor, Economics Department, University of Dallas
The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy (Studies in Ethics and Economics),Thomas E. Woods Jr.,Lexington Books,0739110365,Catholic Church,Doctrines,Economics,Ethics,Free enterprise,General,Religion,Religion - Christian Life,Religious aspects,Moral theology,Religion / Ethics
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