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The marketplace of Christianity / Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Robert F. Hebert, and Robert D. Tollison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ekelund, Robert B. (Robert Burton), 1940-2023.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity--Economic aspects--History.
- Christianity.
- Church history--Modern period, 1500-.
- Church history.
- Christian sociology--History.
- Christian sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. --From publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Religion, church, and economics
- The economics of religion
- Religious markets
- Religious form change: case studies
- Economics of the Protestant revolt
- The Counter-Reformation: incumbent-firm reaction to market entry
- The establishment and evolution of Protestantism
- Catholicism, Protestantism, and economic performance
- The competitive revolution in Christianity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-307) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-09785-7
- 9786612097850
- 0-262-27225-3
- 1-4294-1870-2
- OCLC:
- 77521618
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