Christianity and Market Regulation

Scholars from around the globe and across faith traditions consider the impact of Christianity on the regulation of markets and economic systems.

This volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of academic experts on market regulation to reconsider the impact of Christianity on market regulation. Drawing on law, economics, history, theology, philosophy, and political theory, it will be of interest to a broad audience of scholars and students.Historically, the Christian tradition has played an influential role in Western economic thought concerning the regulation of markets, but, with the fracturing of the Christian tradition following the Reformation, the decline of Christian influence in academia, and the increasing specialization of economic analysis, that influence has become increasingly opaque. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of prominent academic experts on market regulation from four different continents and various faith traditions to reconsider the impact of Christianity on market regulation. Drawing on law, economics, history, theology, philosophy, and political theory, the authors consider both general questions of market regulation and particular regulatory fields such as bankruptcy, corporate law, and antitrust from a Christian perspective.