Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand of God

ISBN-13: 9781032148380 / Miękka / 2023 / 270 str.

Brendan Long

Opis

This book contributes to the ‘new view’ reading of Adam Smith, providing a historically and contextually rich interpretation of Smith’s thought.

Spis treści

1. Searching for the real Smith;  2. A synopsis of the corpus;  3. Situating Smith: personal and intellectual influences;  4. Smith’s Christian faith?;  5. Smith’s natural theology of society;  6. The invisible hand;  7. Smith’s Christian God;  8. Why Smith’s theism matters today;  Appendix 1;  Appendix 2;  Appendix 3;  References

O autorze

Brendan Long has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute for Christianity and Culture at Charles Sturt University. For many years, he has worked as a public policy professional, political adviser and in leadership for the not-for-profit sector.