Eden's bridge : the marketplace in creation and mission /

Eden's bridge : the marketplace in creation and mission /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Doty, David B.
Imprint:	Eugene, Or. : Wipf & Stock Publishers, c2011.
Description:	xiii, 183 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Economics in the Bible. Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Markets -- Biblical teaching. Economics in the Bible. Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8773311

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ISBN:	9781610978248 1610978242
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-183).
Summary:	Eden's bridge explores a biblically based theology of the marketplace implicit in the creation narrative of Genesis 1-2. The thesis validates the calling and ministry of all marketplace Christians. David Doty invites readers to rethink and redirect the purposes of vocation, trade, and profit toward the purposes of God's Kingdom, as they were revealed in the beginning and are to be restored in Christ's reign. This book is eye-opening and inviting as it explores how God is moving to reclaim the marketplace for His Kingdom, and His redeeming purposes for the world of commerce. The marketplace holds untold potential if business is conducted according to God's plan: poverty can be eradicated, abundant living can be shared among all people, and shalom can prevail. Eden's Bridge offers hope for recovering from the recent collapse of the global economic system by envisioning a new view of how wealth is made and how the marketplace is yet to serve God's purposes in His mission to the world.

Table of Contents:

Proposing a biblical marketplace theology
An economic walk in the garden
Economic models and theological concerns
Engaging relevant modern and ancient terminology
Redeeming the marketplace
Market and mission
Closing thoughts.