No contemporary scholar has explored the profound interconnections of economics and theology more illuminatingly than Philip Goodchild. Marking a major advance in his thinking, his latest book offers a dazzling account of faith, trust, and credit both as the drivers of the logics of money and markets, and as potential sites of refuge from a purely economic universe. An essential, landmark study.

Paul Crosthwaite, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Edinburgh

In this second volume of his opus magnum, Goodchild continues his demolition work that targets the imaginary boundaries between the economic and the theological sphere. Goodchild’s main argument, that modern economies restructure the ordering of trust through the institution of debt, ultimately invites the reader to interpret the entire world of finance from the perspective of salvation. The author does a masterful job of opening up this surprising vista in its full historical, philosophical and theological complexity.

Stefan Schwarzkopf, Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

As an economist who now works to make finance available to the poor, I receive Philip's book as a sobering reminder that we in the "social impact" world may have our intentions muddled up. I learn from Philip that it is not about "marketizing" social impact, but rather about directing care and attention to what markets do and striving for beauty rather than efficiency.

Indradeep Ghosh, Executive Director, Dvara Research