Capitalism and Christianity: The Possibility of Christian PersonalismGeorgetown University Press, 23/09/1999 - 192 من الصفحات With socialism in eclipse and market economies gaining acceptance worldwide, a new kind of ethics is needed to address social injustice and inequity. Richard C. Bayer debunks the present direction of mainstream social ethical theory by advancing market systems themselves as a means toward promoting justice and meeting human needs. Observing that the primary vehicle for Christian ethics since the New Deal has been the welfare state, Bayer argues instead that market systems can provide a basis for reconciling capitalism and Christianity in both theory and practice. He proposes Christian personalism as an ethical approach that emphasizes the dignity of the human person and promotes the achievement of personal development through participation in a modified market economy. Bayer's work draws on Catholic social thought and orthodox economics, adopting a post-Keynesian approach that deemphasizes the role of the state in the achievement of economic justice. As an example of a personalist economic reform agenda, he describes a "share economy" that advances solidarity among workers, promises greater economic efficiency, and increases employee participation in profit-sharing and decision-making. Capitalism and Christianity integrates moral arguments with economic analysis to challenge prevailing thought in contemporary Christian social ethics. By incorporating key insights of liberalism while providing constructive criticism of that perspective, it creatively addresses both personal development and the common good. |
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... theology to make the devel- opment of a Personalist line of thought possible . I also owe a great debt of thanks to those teachers in my past whose influence guides many aspects of my thinking . There is an ancient proverb that says it ...
... theological and ecclesiastical documents dealing with such social ethi- cal problems ; followed finally by systematic discussion of how to bring theological and philosophical resources to bear on the current situation . What I did not ...
... theology that have taken place in Catholic Social Thought , and I indicate the empirical support for these developments . I will show how Catholic Social Thought has , correctly in my judgment , come to understand the senses in which ...
... Theological Society of America was fortunate to have Jon Sobrino , S.J. , address a plenary session at its June 1995 ... theologian of capitalism , says things like these.22 " For many years one of my favorite texts of Scripture was ...
... analysis . Such a systematic integration may not only be defended but I think it is actually demanded by any theology that aspires to the name " Catholic " . The Church has explicitly stated that + Defending Capitalism against Its ...
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Three Ideas Wrong | 31 |
The Moral Imperative A Redistributionist State | 37 |
An Overview | 41 |
The Enabling State | 55 |
The Moral Objection | 65 |
Conclusion | 94 |
Toward a New Synthesis Christian Personalism and Democratic Capitalism | 101 |
Toward a Personalist Social Anthropology | 102 |
Personalist Method | 120 |
Personalist Interpretation of Social Justice | 124 |
Conclusion | 128 |
TOWARD A CHRISTIAN CAPITALISM | 133 |
Christian Personalism Toward Implementation | 135 |
Conclusion | 67 |
CAPITALISM WITHOUT INDIVIDUALISM | 73 |
Liberal Anthropology Free Equal and Rational | 75 |
John Rawls | 76 |
Michael Walzer | 84 |
Robert Nozick | 88 |
Corporate Responsibility | 138 |
The Share Economy | 141 |
Macroeconomic Implications | 154 |
Conclusion | 166 |
Index | 171 |