The marketplace of Christianity

Ekelund, Robert B. 1940-

The marketplace of Christianity [electronic resource] / Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Robert F. H�ebert, and Robert D. Tollison. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006. - 1 online resource (x, 355 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-307) and index.

Religion, church, and economics -- The economics of religion -- Religious markets -- Religious form change: case studies -- Economics of the Protestant revolt -- The Counter-Reformation: incumbent-firm reaction to market entry -- The establishment and evolution of Protestantism -- Catholicism, Protestantism, and economic performance -- The competitive revolution in Christianity.

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Christianity--Economic aspects--History.
Church history--Modern period, 1500-
Christian sociology--History.
RELIGION--Christian Church--History.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.


Electronic books.

BR115.E3 / E55 2006eb

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