Operationalizing evil: Christian realism, liberal economics, and industrial agriculture

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 205-216

  Glenna, Leland ^a,b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Christian realism; Critical theology; Economic rationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644922237     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019985003236     Document Type: Review

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