The Marketplace of Christianity
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005MZCZOM |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robert F. Hébert is Russell Foundation Professor Emeritus at Auburn University.
For example, from the rituals of the Eucharist sacrament, Christians could choose either the real blood and body of Christ (Catholic) or the symbolic blood and body of Christ (Lutheran). (Nov.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The authors' controversial ideas are sure to arouse some debate about the nature of the Christian religion. The Catholic Counter-Reformation, in turn, introduced "product differentiation" as manifested in the development of doctrinal differences. The Protestant Reformation introduced competition to the religion market, so Christians for the first time could determine which "product" (Catholicism or Protestant
The Ninety-five Theses nailed to the church door in Wittenberg by Martin Luther raised the level of competition within Christianity to a breaking point. religion, liberal vs. The Marketplace of Christianity applies the tools of economic theory to illuminate the emergence of Protestantism in the sixteenth century and to examine contemporary religion-influenced issues, including evolution and gay marriage.The Protestant Reformation, the authors argue, can be seen as a successful penetration of a religious market dominated by a monopoly firm--the Catholic Church. The Counter-Reformation, the Catholic reaction, continued the competitive process, which came to include "product differentiation" in the form of doctrinal and organizational innovation. conservative, clerical c
Christopher Hartwell said 90% excellent and then rigor disappears. As a PhD economist specializing in institutional economics (and a Catholic), I found this book's take on the economic roots of the Protestant Reformation, especially when viewed in an explicitly economic framework, to be incredibly interesting. All throughout my reading, I was impressed with the rigor by which the authors approached their subject, and their dispassionate approach to religion itself and re. This book is a classic Brady's review is a hack job. Everything I know about the book and its authors are completely at odds with what the reviewer has to say. Anarchists??? The reviewer concentrates on one "flaw" in the book -- usury, but usury was addressed in the authors previous book /Sacred Trust/, not the /Marketplace for Christianity/.I predict that Marketplace will be a classic in that it uses basic rationale behaviour . Ekelund,et al ,still don't know the difference between risk and uncertainty This book is the result of a continuing project of libertarian, anarchist economists to apply economic analysis,primarily microeconomic analysis based on the standard theory of the firm-industry(monopoly,oligopoly,pure(perfect)competition,monopolistic competition,product differentiation,rent seeking, strategy,game theory,etc.),to the Medieval-Counter Reformation Catholic Church and the various Protestant