The practices of happiness

The long historic relationship between economics and religion is of high importance. For example, Judaism’s wisdom, prophetic and law traditions develop a
strong constructive relationship with economic activities, located within the
framework of God’s purposes and laws. The early Greek word for stewardship,
oikonomia, plays a prominent part in the Greek New Testament in Christian tradition in terms of illustrating moral and economic adequacy. It provides the root
word for economics, as managing the household. In Muslim tradition, the Quran,
reflecting the mercantile origins of the Prophet Mohammed, locates legitimate
economic concerns within a deeply religious context.
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