University Press of America
Pages: 180
Trim: 5¾ x 8¼
978-0-7618-2749-8 • Paperback • December 2003 • $67.99 • (£52.00)
David W. Jones is Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, North Carolina.
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Abbreviations
Chapter 5 Introduction: The Pivot for a Key Moral Doctrine
Chapter 6 The Doctrine of Usury Prior to the Protestant Reformation
Chapter 7 Martin Luther's Approach to Reforming the Morality of Usury
Chapter 8 John Calvin's Approach to Reforming the Morality of Usury
Chapter 9 The Anabaptists' Approach to Reforming the Morality of Usury
Chapter 10 Conclusion: Review, Analysis, and Application
Chapter 11 Bibliography
Chapter 12 Index
Chapter 13 About the Author
A succinctly written primer . . . Jones has written a respectable book about an important subject.
— Lawrence M. Stratton, Princeton Theological Seminary; Journal of Markets & Morality
Jones has done an excellent job of compiling and analyzing sources . . . A concise but superb history of changes in Judeo / Christian thought.
— Jeanne Boeh, Augsburg College; Till and Keep
well-written, succinct, well-organized and well-documented book.
— Olaf Roynesdal; Lutheran Quarterly, East Side Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
In this concise, clearly organized, and accessible text, filled with copious and thorough footnotes...Written in an easy, readable language, with introductions and concluding paragraphs pinpointing the author's central preoccupations and conclusions in each essay.
— Bernie A. Van de Walle, Alliance University College; Sixteenth Century Journal
... Jones' main contribution lies in his articulation of the connections that he sees between the Protestant reformers' views on usury and their views on Church and culture relationships... Jones provides a useful addition to the modern literature on the ancient topic of the morality of usury.
— Lee E. Erickson, Economics, Taylor University; Christian Scholar's Review
Concise, clearly organized, and accessible…filled with copious and thorough footnotes.
— Bernie A. Van de Walle, Alliance University College; Sixteenth Century Journal