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Theology of Money

  • Paperback
  • 277 pages
  • Publisher: SCM Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.6 cm

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Goodchild examines the theory of money in a comparable manner to Adam Smith, Karl Marx and Georg Simmel. However by contrast to the conclusions of these thinkers, he proposes that money is essentially created in excess of reserves, making it a simultaneous credit and debt. Since money is a debt that must be repaid with interest in the form of money, then the creation of money imposes a social demand for an increase in profit and an increase in the creation of money in order to repay debt. This vicious circle drives the expansion of the global economy. In summary, Goodchild argues that money is a promise, a supreme value, a transcendent value and an obligation or a law. He argues that money has taken the place of God. It is the dominant global religion in practice, even if no one believes in it in principle.
Theology of Money and Economic Theology: Credit and Faith II
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  • Author

    Philip Goodchild

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    SCM Press

  • Published

    October 2007

  • Weight

    405g

  • Page Count

    277

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780334041429

  • ISBN-10

    0334041422

  • Eden Code

    1117156

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