The practices of happiness political economy, religion and wellbeing / edited by John Atherton, Elaine Graham and Ian Steedman.
| Other author | Atherton, John R. |
| Other author | Graham, Elaine L. |
| Other author | Steedman, Ian. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | xviii, 276 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge frontiers of political economy |
| Contents | Introductory essay : developing an overview as context and future / John Atherton -- Economic theory and happiness / Ian Steedman -- Happiness, welfare and capabilities / Carl-Henric Grenholm -- Happiness through thrift : the contribution of business to human wellbeing / Peter Heslam -- Happiness, work and Christian theology / Peter Sedgwick -- Happiness isn't working, but it should be / Malcolm Brown -- Challenging inequality in a post-scarcity era : christian contributions to egalitarian trends / John Atherton -- Fair trade and human wellbeing / Michael Northcott -- Religion and happiness : perspectives from the psychology of religion, positive psychology and empirical theology / Leslie Francis -- Ethnographic insights into happiness / Jonathan Miles-Watson -- Institutions, organisations and wellbeing / Tony Berry -- Religion, family form and the question of happiness / Adrian Thatcher -- Mental health, spirituality and religion / Peter Gilbert -- The "one in the morning" knock : exploring the connections between faith, participation and wellbeing / Christopher Baker -- Crime, wellbeing and society : reflections on social, 'anti-social' and 'restorative' capital / Christopher Jones -- Supporting offenders : a faith based initiative / Charlotte Lorimer -- Human happiness as a common good : clarifying the issues / Patrick Riordan -- Being well in creation / John Rodwell -- The "virtuous circle" : religion and the practices of happiness / Elaine Graham -- Well being or resilience? blurred encounters between theory and practice / John Reader. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-272) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010003053 |
| ISBN | 9780415550970 |
| ISBN | 0415550971 |
| ISBN | 9780203846902 (ebk.) |
| ISBN | 0203846907 (ebk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |