Theological Dimension of Price and Inflation
Theological Dimension of Price and Inflation

Summary/Abstract: The theological dimension of price and inflation refers to a religious ortheological investigation of the concept of price inflation. While economics isprimarily concerned with the study of inflation as a persistent increase in aneconomy’s general price level of goods and services over time, certain religiousscholars and thinkers have investigated its potential ramifications and linkagesto theological conceptions. Some religious traditions place a premium onresource management and ethical behavior in economic affairs. Inflation canbe viewed as a challenge to this ideal since it can cause the value of money toerode and cause economic hardship for disadvantaged populations. Therefore,the aim of the article is to present systematized and structured knowledge onthe perception of prices and inflation in theological sciences, with particularemphasis on Christianity as the dominant religion in the world.

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