Aloys Wijngaards
Biographic Data
| ID | 5605501 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aloys Wijngaards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aloys |
| FAMILY NAME | Wijngaards |
| SIGNATURE | WIJNGAARDS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Meaning of Life
Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions PDF\nAbstract\nThis paper starts from the perspective that giving meaning to life is a key function of religion: through its narratives, rituals, creeds, and practices, religion clothes life in a meaningful frame. Interestingly, though, meaning of life has not yet appeared in studies on the relation between religion and economic behavior. As meaning of life may prove …
On the Conversation Between Theologians and Economists
This article seeks to contribute to the development of a conversation between public theology and economics. A major problem for this conversation is the dichotomy between normative and positive judgements about our social reality. This translates into the use of distinctive concepts of value rationality and instrumental rationality. This article proposes an alternative conception of rationality that offers a way out of the positive‐normative dic…
Meaning of Life
Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions PDF\nAbstract\nThis paper starts from the perspective that giving meaning to life is a key function of religion: through its narratives, rituals, creeds, and practices, religion clothes life in a meaningful frame. Interestingly, though, meaning of life has not yet appeared in studies on the relation between religion and economic behavior. As meaning of life may prove …
On the Conversation Between Theologians and Economists
This article seeks to contribute to the development of a conversation between public theology and economics. A major problem for this conversation is the dichotomy between normative and positive judgements about our social reality. This translates into the use of distinctive concepts of value rationality and instrumental rationality. This article proposes an alternative conception of rationality that offers a way out of the positive‐normative dic…
Meaning of Life
Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions PDF\nAbstract\nThis paper starts from the perspective that giving meaning to life is a key function of religion: through its narratives, rituals, creeds, and practices, religion clothes life in a meaningful frame. Interestingly, though, meaning of life has not yet appeared in studies on the relation between religion and economic behavior. As meaning of life may prove …
Economics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Positive economics (2 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (1 work) · Conversation (1 work) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 work) · Jewish studies (1 work)