The Commercial Society: Foundations and Challenges in a Global Age Christian Social Thought Section III - Liberty and

Section III - Liberty and the Modern Nation-State

Drawing on principles of contract law developed by jurists and theologians from the School of Salamanca

Thirteen central stories—including “The Laborers in the Vineyard

Yet today we are living in a crisis of apathy and ignorance regarding work’s theological and existential nature

The Commercial Society: Foundations and Challenges in a Global Age Christian Social Thought Section III - Liberty andOnce relatively confined to parts of Europe and North America, commercial societies are now found in many other cultures and continents. Yet despite the international spread and growth of commercial order, the moral, economic, and legal foundations of commercial society remain poorly understood, especially in those countries where it first took root. Guided by the thoughts of Alexis de Tocqueville, Samuel Gregg's The Commercial Society identifies and