Relacja między chrześcijaństwem a kapitalizmem w myśli Macieja Zięby OP

Abstract

The article presents basic ideas of the Polish Dominican, theologian and philosopher Maciej Zięba on three important issues referring to: moral and Christian dimension of economics, Christian context of capitalism and Christian attitude to material assets. The article has three parts. The first one relates to the restoration of moral and religious dimension of economic activity and its effects (improved companies’ functioning, socially involved Christianity, evaluation of the economic systems from the human dignity perspective). In the second part the author draws attention to the Christian sources of capitalism (anthropology with the concept of a person and biblical tradition). The third part discusses an appropriate attitude to material goods (private property as the foundation of economic life, human nature and the Bible teaching is the base of private property, individual and social aim of private property, work ethos, positive dimension of enrichment, self–interest and profit).

Keywords

• Christianity
• capitalism
• economics
• ethics
• the Bible
• material assets