
The World of Markets
A Theology of Moral Agency in Economic Life
$86.01
- Paperback
340 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2026
Summary
A theological map of markets as ambiguous—and improvable—moral contexts
Do markets corrupt us, or support our character? They do both, argues Christina McRorie in The World of Markets. She engages empirical research on economic decision-making to identify both the conditions under which markets encourage selfish and opportunistic behaviors and those under which markets do the opposite, encouraging just and even generous actions. This influence over our decisi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781647127473 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1647127475 |
| Author: | Christina McRorie |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press |
| Imprint: | Georgetown University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 340 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Moral Traditions series |

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Christina McRorie
Christina McRorie is an associate professor of moral theology at the Clough School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, and the coeditor of Markets and Other Social Structures: Analyzing Moral Ecologies in Christian Ethics. She will serve as coeditor of the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics starting in 2027.
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