The market place of Christianity /

Ekelund, Robert B. 1940-

The market place of Christianity / Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Robert F. H|bert, and Robert D. Tollison. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006. - x, 355 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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.

BR115.E3 / E43 2006

270 Eke 2006