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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... tion which yield a greater sphere of action and responsibility to more local levels . Of course , what these reforms often still do not recognize is the need to empower individuals who live only in social communi- ties with others . In ...
... tion quite favorable to the market . Subsequent chapters will make clear the very large moral agenda that remains for market economies , especially in the United States . The Present State of the Debate in Christian Ethics In this past ...
... tion we must then ask is how well Catholic Social Thought has understood the present state of things and identified the core problems in the achievement of economic justice . If Catholic Social Thought diagnoses the existing situation ...
... tion of his theory to increasing employment for labor ; and the in- creased role for the state in achieving the economic common good , also provided for in his theory , resonated with the Democratic Capitalism and Catholic Social Thought ...
... tion ( land , labor , capital ) so that the well being of all would be provided for ; a balance between the various sectors of the economy ( most prominently mentioned are agriculture and industry ) ; and a balanced notion of ...
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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 |