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Sacred Trust: The Medieval Church as an Economic Firm

Authors:Robert B. Ekelund, Robert D. Tollison, Gary M. A
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: firm, economic, church, medieval, sacred
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1996-10-31
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0195103378
ISBN-13: 9780195103373

Without meaning to be irreverent, it is fair to say that in the Middle Ages, at the height of its political and economic power, the Roman Catholic Church functioned in part as a powerful and sophisticated corporation. The Church dealt in a "product" many consumers felt they had to have: the salvation of their immortal souls. The Pope served as its CEO, the College of Cardinals as its board of directors, bishoprics and monasteries as its franchises. And while the Church certainly had moral and social goals, this early antecedent to AT&T and General Motors had economic motives and methods as wel

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A History of Economic Theory and Method

Authors:Robert B. Ekelund, Robert F. Hebert,
Publisher: Waveland Press
Keywords: method, theory, economic, history
Number of Pages: 637
Published: 2007-11-30
List price: $87.95
ISBN-10: 1577664868
ISBN-13: 9781577664864

Economics, as intellectual discourse, is not a settled body of principles; it is a heterogeneous discipline with numerous traditions, each based on a cluster of theories. Ekelund and Hébert, experienced researchers and educators, balance continuity and consensus in the evolution of economic theory with alternative points of view about the nature, scope, and method of economic inquiry. Their creative approach gives readers a feel for the thought processes of the great minds in economics and underscores key ideas impacting contemporary thought and practice. Building on the solid

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The Marketplace of Christianity

Authors:Robert B. Ekelund Jr., Robert F. Hébert, Robert D.
Publisher: The MIT Pre
Keywords: christianity, marketplace
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2008-10-31
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0262550717
ISBN-13: 9780262550710

This startlingly original (and sure to be controversial) account of the evolution of Christianity shows that the economics of religion has little to do with counting the money in the collection basket and much to do with understanding the background of today’s religious and political divisions. Since religion is a set of organized beliefs, and a church is an organized body of worshipers, it’s natural to use a science that seeks to explain the behavior of organization—economics—to understand the development of organized religion. The Marketplace of Christianity applies the tools

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The Marketplace of Christianity

Authors:Robert B. Ekelund Jr., Robert F. HÃ©bert, Robert D.
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: christianity, marketplace
Number of Pages: 365
Published: 2006-11-01
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 026205082X
ISBN-13: 9780262050821

This startlingly original (and sure to be controversial) account of the evolution of Christianity shows that the economics of religion has little to do with counting the money in the collection basket and much to do with understanding the background of today’s religious and political divisions. Since religion is a set of organized beliefs, and a church is an organized body of worshippers, it’s natural to use a science that seeks to explain the behavior of organizations—economics—to understand the development of organized religion. The Marketplace of Christianity applies the too

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror (Penguin Classics)

Authors:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Mighall, Robert Migha
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Keywords: terror, penguin, classics, tales, hyde, case, jekyll, strange
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-09-30
List price: $9.00
ISBN-10: 0141439734
ISBN-13: 9780141439730

tevenson’s famous exploration of humanity’s basest capacity for evil, "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a morality tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are "The Body Snatcher," which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and "Olalla," a tale of vampirism and "the beast within," with a beautiful woman at its center.