This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between
faith financial intermediation and economic progress by drawing on research across economics
finance history philosophy ethics theology public policy law and other disciplines.
Chapters in this edited volume examine themes as consequential as economic opportunities real
world outcomes and faith values and consumerism faith financial intermediation and economic
development in Western and Islamic societies and the impact of faith issues on US workers on
the workplace and religion and on the characteristics of good wealth. Though engaging with
difficult questions this book is written in an accessible style to be enjoyed by laypeople and
scholars alike.
