He Became Poor: The Poverty of Christ and Aquinas's Economic Teachings

Drawing deeply on the views of Thomas Aquinas, He Became Poor challenges the modern economic tendency toward the "proprietary self" and calls for a renewed appreciation of the virtues of trusting receptivity and humble awareness of our membership in a larger benevolent order. Christopher Franks reveals how the summons to become poor bestows a new intelligibility on formerly obscure economic teachings. In the course of his discussion Franks juxtaposes Aquinas with Aristotle, John Locke, and Alasdair MacIntyre.

This book makes a provocative case for taking Aquinas's thoughts on economics more seriously and illustrates how the very market conditions of the modern world cloud any attempt to fully understand Aquinas. Franks offers a convincing argument that questioning market-formed assumptions can actually help us recover the evangelical character of Aquinas's ethics.

Author: Christopher A. Franks
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780802837486

About the Author
Franks, Christopher A.: - Christopher A. Franks is assistant professor of religion atHigh Point University, High Point, North Carolina. He isthe author of several articles in Journal ofReligion and Modern Theology; this is hisfirst book.

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