In the wake of the economic crisis, few questions are more pressing than those around the ethics of finance and economics. Theology and Economic Ethics expands the self-critical resources of contemporary theological economic ethics by bringing the method of a pre-modern thinker, Martin Luther (1483-1546), into interaction with that of a modern contribution to social ethics, the Swiss theologian Arthur Rich (1910-92). The work is undertaken through a close engagement with a selected publication of Luther (his 1519/20 Grosser Sermon von dem Wucher) and of Rich (his masterwork, Wirtschaftsethik, published in two volumes in 1984 and 1990 respectively). It is the first substantial treatment in English of Rich's magnum opus. Sean Doherty introduces Luther's sermon on usury, situates it in its context, then provides a commentary on this work, discussing how Luther brings key theological motifs to bear on a particular economic question. The study proceeds with a sketch of Arthur Rich's life and work, and presents Rich's method as set out in Wirtschaftsethik. Doherty illuminates Rich's understanding of ethics, his approach to Scripture, and his adoption of the thought of Max Weber and John Rawls. Bringing insights from the study of Luther to bear in an analysis of Rich's method, Doherty questions some of Rich's assumptions, and notes ways in which a more self-critical approach could have made his project more successful. Finally, the book makes tentative suggestions as to the wider applicability of these findings for a Christian approach to economic ethics.

Theology and Economic Ethics: Martin Luther and Arthur Rich in Dialogue (Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs)

Religion & Spirituality

Doherty, Sean

Christian Books & Bibles

Oxford University Press

The Pilgrimage

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

Penguin Global

This book is sure to become a classic. The text creates a great sense of place, and there's practical information on getting to (nearly) every break, the best time to go, what to take, where to stay, and what to look out for. The Pilgrimage is the perfect read for anyone who has ever caught, or tried to catch, a wave, from grommets to geriatrics. Destinations include:Australia and New Zealand, Indonesia and southern Asia, the north and south Pacific Africa and the Indian Ocean, Europe and Great Britain North and South America.

The Pilgrimage: 50 Places to Surf Before You Die

Literature & Fiction

"You are better than me, MP"-Kelly Slater Michael Peterson ruled the surf scene throughout the early to mid-1970s with his savage, groundbreaking surfing. An undiagnosed schizophrenic, Michael despised the fame his surfing powers attracted, and he retreated into a world of hard drugs, fast cars and shadows. He eventually hit rock bottom after a car chase, which took 35 police cars to stop him. For 20 years, Michael Peterson's exploits in and out of the water have existed only as a series of mythological tales, passed down by the surfing tribe. Until now. MP's life story is part circus, part car crash and purely extraordinary. It's an intoxicating and addictive tale for anyone who has ever felt like a fish out of water.

MP: The Life of Michael Peterson

HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited

My Brother's Keeper: The Official Bra Boys Story

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Golden Daze tells the story of Australian surfing one year at a time through the lives of our greatest surfers. The book takes a deep dive into a significant year of their surfing lives. Years when they won, years when they lost. Years where their surfing and their surfboards changed the game. Grommet years when the days never ended. Years where they surfed up the coast, down the coast and globetrotted into the great unknown. Years when both surfing and society changed. Years when they made high art, experienced spiritual awakenings or were just tubed out of their minds. Even years where they survived the embrace of a great white shark. Part journal, part biography, part surf culture memoir, in Golden Daze, world renowned surf writer and bestselling author Sean Doherty gives a fascinating insight into what makes Australian surfing tick. Surfing Australia's Hall of Fame recognises the nation's most influential and iconic surfers. Every year the current members of the Hall of Fame vote to induct a new surfer. You will find all of these surfers, from Peter Troy to Tyler Wright in Golden Daze.

Golden Daze

History

Australia & Oceania

Hachette Australia

The Ninth Wave (100 GREAT SURFING IMAGES of the Modern Age and The True Stories Behind Them)

3CMG

Sean Doherty is Tutor in Ethics and Director of Studies at St Mellitus College and one of the founders of www.livingout.org. He is married to Gaby, with four children, and they are involved in ministry in an inner-city church plant in a housing estate in London. Sean is a member of the Grove Ethics group. You can follow him on Twitter @swdoherty.

Life and Death: Part Two, Life and Death

Religious Studies

Authentic (Print on Demand)

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