Competing Gospels: Public Theology and Economic Theory, Robert G. Simons

'Competing Gospels: Public Theology and Economic Theory - is an exercise in placing Christian doctrine in dialogue with economic theory and history int he public realm. It does this from the birding perspective of anthropology. The anthropological focus is used to gather in and consolidate a number of perspectives rom Christian doctrine, as well as to highlight assumptions on the human person and community which are found in both capitalist and socialist economic theories. Throughout the book "gospel" is used only in an analogous sense to the four Gospels of the Christian Scriptures, and refers to a way of proclaiming a life which holds out a promise of well-being and is supposedly "good news".' - From the Preface.