Adam Smith as theologian / edited by Paul Oslington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oslington, Paul.

Series:

Routledge studies in religion ; 14.

Routledge studies in religion ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790--Religion.

Smith, Adam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adam Smith wrote in a Scotland where Calvinism, Continental natural law theory, Stoic philosophy, and the Newtonian tradition of scientific natural theology were key to the intellectual lives of his contemporaries. But what impact did these ideas have on Smith's system? What was Smith's understanding of nature, divine providence, and theodicy? How was the new discourse of political economy positioned in relation to moral philosophy and theology? In this volume a team of distinguished contributors consider Smith's work in relation to its Scottish Enlightenment religious background, an

Contents:

pt. 1. Smith in context

pt. 2. Analysis and assessment of Adam Smith's theology.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-138-00879-6

1-136-72198-3

1-283-10314-1

9786613103147

1-136-72199-1

0-203-81641-2

9780203816417

OCLC:

712037599