9780822344506-0822344505-Theology of Money (New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology)

Theology of Money (New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology)

ISBN-13: 9780822344506
ISBN-10: 0822344505
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Philip Goodchild
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Format: Paperback 304 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780822344506
ISBN-10: 0822344505
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Philip Goodchild
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Format: Paperback 304 pages

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Theology of Money (New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology) (ISBN-13: 9780822344506 and ISBN-10: 0822344505), written by authors Philip Goodchild, was published by Duke University Press Books in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Theology (Religious Studies) books. You can easily purchase or rent Theology of Money (New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Theology books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.97.

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Theology of Money is a philosophical inquiry into the nature and role of money in the contemporary world. Philip Goodchild reveals the significance of money as a dynamic social force by arguing that under its influence, moral evaluation is subordinated to economic valuation, which is essentially abstract and anarchic. His rigorous inquiry opens into a complex analysis of political economy, encompassing markets and capital, banks and the state, class divisions, accounting practices, and the ecological crisis awaiting capitalism.

Engaging with Christian theology and the thought of Carl Schmitt, Georg Simmel, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, and many others, Goodchild develops a theology of money based on four contentions, which he elaborates in depth. First, money has no intrinsic value; it is a promise of value, a crystallization of future hopes. Second, money is the supreme value in contemporary society. Third, the value of assets measured by money is always future-oriented, dependent on expectations about how much might be obtained for those assets at a later date. Since this value, when realized, will again depend on future expectations, the future is forever deferred. Financial value is essentially a degree of hope, expectation, trust, or credit. Fourth, money is created as debt, which involves a social obligation to work or make profits to repay the loan. As a system of debts, money imposes an immense and irresistible system of social control on individuals, corporations, and governments, each of whom are threatened by economic failure if they refuse their obligations to the money system. This system of debt has progressively tightened its hold on all sectors and regions of global society. With Theology of Money, Goodchild aims to make conscious our collective faith and its dire implications.

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