#  Economics 1776: Religion and the Rise of Capitalism 

 





 Semester:   Fall 

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 Year offered:  2013 

 

 

 

Examines the influence of religious thinking on the intellectual revolution, associated with Adam Smith and others, that created economics as we know it as an independent discipline; also examines how the lasting resonances from these early religious influences continue to shape discussion of economic issues and debates about economic policy down to our own day.