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100 1 a| Singh, Devine| author.=| ^A1355392;

245 10 a| Divine currency :b| the theological power of money in the West /c| Devin Singh.;

264 1 a| Stanford, California :b| Stanford University Press,c| [2018];

300 a| x, 280 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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490 1 a| Cultural memory in the present;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-267) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Incarnation and imperial economy -- The divine economist -- The emperor's righteous money -- The coin of God -- Redemptive commerce -- Of payment, debt, and conquest -- Conclusion.;

520 a| This book reveals how economic ideas structured early Christian thought and society, giving crucial insight into why money holds such sway in the West. Examining the religious and theological sources of money's power, it shows how early Christian thinkers borrowed ancient notions of money and economic exchange from the Roman Empire as a basis for their new theological arguments. Monetary metaphores and images, including the minting of coins and debt slavery, provided frameworks for theologians to explain what happens in salvation. God became an economic administrator, for instance, and Christ functioned as a currency to purchase humanity's freedom. Such ideas, in turn, provided models for pastors and Christian emperors as they oversaw both resources and people, which led to new economic conceptions of state administration of populations and conferred a godly auro on the use of money. Divine Currency argues that this longstanding association of money with divine activity has contributed over the centuries to money's ever increasing significance, justifying various forms of politics that manage citizens along the way. Devin Singh's account sheds unexpected light on why we live in a world where nothing seems immune from the price mechanism--back cover.;

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Divine currency : the theological power of money in the West / Devin Singh.

Author/creator	Singh, Devin author.
Format	Book
Publication	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]
Copyright Date	©2018
Description	x, 280 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Money--Religious aspects. --Christianity. --History of doctrines. Economics--Religious aspects. --Christianity. --History of doctrines. Political theology.

Series	Cultural memory in the present Cultural memory in the present. ^A403800
Contents	Introduction -- Incarnation and imperial economy -- The divine economist -- The emperor's righteous money -- The coin of God -- Redemptive commerce -- Of payment, debt, and conquest -- Conclusion.
Abstract	This book reveals how economic ideas structured early Christian thought and society, giving crucial insight into why money holds such sway in the West. Examining the religious and theological sources of money's power, it shows how early Christian thinkers borrowed ancient notions of money and economic exchange from the Roman Empire as a basis for their new theological arguments. Monetary metaphores and images, including the minting of coins and debt slavery, provided frameworks for theologians to explain what happens in salvation. God became an economic administrator, for instance, and Christ functioned as a currency to purchase humanity's freedom. Such ideas, in turn, provided models for pastors and Christian emperors as they oversaw both resources and people, which led to new economic conceptions of state administration of populations and conferred a godly auro on the use of money. Divine Currency argues that this longstanding association of money with divine activity has contributed over the centuries to money's ever increasing significance, justifying various forms of politics that manage citizens along the way. Devin Singh's account sheds unexpected light on why we live in a world where nothing seems immune from the price mechanism--back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-267) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Singh, Devin. Divine currency. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2018 9781503605671
LCCN	2017038483
ISBN	9781503604827 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
ISBN	1503604829 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
ISBN	9781503605664 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
ISBN	1503605663 (paperback ; alkaline paper)

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