Augustine and the Economy of Sacrifice - Ancient and Modern Perspectives

Augustine's theory of the church shows how contemporary economic culture might translate losses into opportunities for collective acknowledgment. This book expands Augustinian thought to argue that sacrifices in business exchange can serve the common good. It engages with Augustinian studies, philosophy of exchange, and economic ethics.

List of contents

1. Mortal economies; 2. Unacknowledged sacrifices; 3. Sacrificial acknowledgment; 4. Sacrificial community; 5. Sacrificial economy.

About the author

Joshua S. Nunziato is a full-time faculty instructor in the Business Ethics and Social Impact division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research reframes the relationship between economic culture, ethical reflection, and inner life. Nunziato has published in Business Ethics Quarterly, Modern Theology, and other venues.

Summary

Augustine's theory of the church shows how contemporary economic culture might translate losses into opportunities for collective acknowledgment. This book expands Augustinian thought to argue that sacrifices in business exchange can serve the common good. It engages with Augustinian studies, philosophy of exchange, and economic ethics.

Product details

• Authors: JOSHUA NUNZIATO, Joshua Nunziato, Joshua (University of Colorado Boulder) Nunziato, Joshua S. Nunziato, Joshua S. (University of Colorado Boulde Nunziato, Joshua S. (University of Colorado Boulder) Nunziato
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781108481397
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48139-7
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Philosophy, Theology, Philosophy of religion, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy