Deconstruction of the Myths of Liberalism - the Myth of Christ as the Creator of Advanced Economy Cover Image

Деконструкција митова либерализма – пример мита о Христу покретачу напредне економије
Deconstruction of the Myths of Liberalism - the Myth of Christ as the Creator of Advanced Economy

Author(s): Darko Gavrilović
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Political economy, Politics and religion, Politics and society
Published by: Институт за политичке студије
Keywords: liberalism; myth; progress; Christianity; modern society; economy;

Summary/Abstract: The first part of paper will try to define the political myths of liberalism and economic liberalism. The second part will be dedicated to the deconstruction of these myths and to the finding of appropriate examples. Throughout the work, especially in the last chapter, the author will show that the myths of liberalism were strongly attached to Christian teaching, not in order to support Christianity as a religion, but in order to take advantage of Christian matrix for own political purposes.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 191-208
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian