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作       者:Ekelund Jr., Robert B.

出  版  社:University of Chicago Press

出版时间:2011-05-07

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In the global marketplace of ideas, few realms spark as much conflict as religion. For millions of people, it is an integral part of everyday life, reflected by a widely divergent supply of practices and philosophical perspectives. Yet, historically, the marketplace has not always been competitive. While the early Common Era saw competition between Christianity, Judaism, and the many pagan cults, Roman Christianity came eventually to dominate Western Europe.?Using basic concepts of economic theory, Robert B. Ekelund Jr. and Robert D. Tollison explain the origin and subsequent spread of Roman Christianity, showing first how the standard concepts of risk, cost, and benefit can account for the demand for religion. Then, drawing on the economics of networking, entrepreneurship, and industrial organization, the book explains Christianity's rapid ascent. Like a business, the church developed sound business strategies that increased its market share to a near monopoly in the medieval period.?This book offers a fascinating look at the dynamics of Christianity's rise, as well as how aspects the church's structure-developed over the first millennium-illuminate a number of critical problems faced by the church today.
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Cover

Copyright

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Roman Christianity: An Evolving Monopoly

Introduction

Aspiring to Monopoly

A Word on Method

The Roman Church as a High Medieval Monopoly

Plan of the Book

Chapter 2. Religion, History, and Social Science

Introduction

Adam Smith and Max Weber

Contemporary Theoretical Approaches to the Demand for Religion

Monopoly, Rationality, History, and Religion

Conclusion: Economics and Religious Behavior

Chapter 3. Economics of Religious Belief

Introduction

Nature of the Religious Good

Demands and Contracts for the Religious Good

Conclusion: Focus on First-Millennium Christianity

Chapter 4. Entrepreneurship, Networking, and the Success of Early Christianity

Introduction

Economic Analysis and Early Christianity

Entrepreneurship: Proselytizing the New Religion

Network-Consumption Externalities and Credence Issues

The Adoption of Christianity: The Role of Saint Paul

Conclusion

Chapter 5. Constantine and Rome’s Acceptance of Christianity

Introduction

A Theory of the Adoption and Cartelization of Christianity by Rome

Roman Acceptance of Christianity: Economic Factors

The Critical Role of Constantine and the March to Cartelization

Conclusion

Chapter 6. The Drive to Church Monopoly: Constantine to Charlemagne

Introduction

Economic Theory and Christianity in the Fourth–Twelfth Centuries

Constantine through Justinian and Gregory I: Centuries of Competition and Consolidation

The Frankish Kingdoms, Charlemagne, and the Rescue of the Roman Papacy

Conclusion: The Roman Church circa the Early Ninth Century

Chapter 7. Roman Christian Monopoly in the Early Medieval Period

Introduction: The Bumpy Road to Monopoly

After Charlemagne: Breakdowns, Conflict, and Invasions

Competition with Byzantium and the “Great Schism”

Roman Church Monopoly Solidifies

Conclusion

Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Roman Church Monopoly Triumphant

Introduction

How the Church Reached Monopoly Status

Roman Monopoly Processes and Market Entry

Does the Economics of Early Christianity Relate to Contemporary Religion?

Appendix The Impact of Saint Paul

Notes

References

Index

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