Theological Dimension of Price and Inflation

Piotr Misztal

Published: 2023-12-311

Vol. 22 (2023)

Theological Dimension of Price and Inflation

Piotr Misztal

Abstract

The theological dimension of price and inflation refers to a religious or theological investigation of the concept of price inflation. While economics is primarily concerned with the study of inflation as a persistent increase in an economy’s general price level of goods and services over time, certain religious scholars and thinkers have investigated its potential ramifications and linkages to theological conceptions. Some religious traditions place a premium on resource management and ethical behavior in economic affairs. Inflation can be viewed as a challenge to this ideal since it can cause the value of money to erode and cause economic hardship for disadvantaged populations. Therefore, the aim of the article is to present systematized and structured knowledge on the perception of prices and inflation in theological sciences, with particular emphasis on Christianity as the dominant religion in the world.

Keywords:

price, inflation, theology, Bible

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Misztal, P. (2023). Theological Dimension of Price and Inflation. Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej, 22, 203–213. Retrieved from https://rtk.uwb.edu.pl/index.php/rtk/article/view/66

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Piotr Misztal

piotr.misztal@ujk.edu.pl

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Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce Poland

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PIOTR MISZTAL, – PhD, prof. UJK, Head of the Department of Economics and Finance at Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce. Research issues concern the main determinants of economic growth in countries with different levels of economic development. Manager, contractor, expert in research projects financed by the National Center for Research and Development, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Author of over 160 scientific publications and reports on international economics, macroeconomics, finance, economic policy and risk management.