Are religions influenced by economics? Are economics influenced by religions? If so, how - and why? Faith in Markets? charts the intersection between faith and economics in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It draws on the thoughts of Adam Smith, Emile Durkheim, Friedrich Hayek and Sir Thomas More, whilst also examining the teachings of Moses, Jesus and Mohammed. Collating a series of essays that first appeared in the academic journal Economic Affairs, it traces the development of Abrahamic faiths through the lens of social science and illustrates how, in the secular world, the pathways between faith and economics have diverged. It examines the frictions between modern-day social thought and religion and, crucially, asks whether these two worlds can ever re-establish links in the future.

About the Author
A Fellow in the Economics of Religion at the Institute of Economic Affairs, Dr Koehler studies the impact of Abrahamic religions on medieval economics and business. He has written biographies of Adam Muller (1980) and Ludwig Bamberger (1999) and is the author of Early Islam and the Birth of Capitalism (2014). He has also published on nineteenth-century intellectual and business history. He was educated at Yale, Tubingen and City University London.


Book Information
ISBN 9780255368247
Author Benedikt Koehler
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint Institute of Economic Affairs
Publisher Institute of Economic Affairs