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 InfoMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge,
Descriptionxviii, 276 p. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesRoutledge 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-272) and index.
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LCCN 2010003053
ISBN9780415550970
ISBN0415550971
ISBN9780203846902 (ebk.)
ISBN0203846907 (ebk.)

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