TRS 368 Christianity and Capitalism
Christianity and Capitalism will explore the origins and history of economic theory and, in particular, capitalism within the Christian Tradition. Starting with the Scriptures and the many different ways in which the Christian Tradition has made use of the Scriptures on economic matters, we shall look at case studies down through the centuries: Pope Gregory the Great's management of the papal estates in Sicily in the closing decade of the sixth century; the invention of capitalistic theory by the thirteenth-century Franciscans; the first attempts at investment banking by the Knights Templar, etc. These case studies will show the Christian Tradition's approach to economic theory and capitalism to be nuanced and theologically deep.
Prerequisite
TRS 201 or TRS 201H or
HSTR 101