19Faith and finance
Introduction
The traditions and teachings of faith traditions are found at the centre of any debate about the meaning of money, its uses in commercial and financial transactions, and how it influences and informs human relationships and our relationship with planet Earth. Theologians and their reflections about the rules for commerce and trading in the village square; calculating the risks and rewards for sending ships out into the high seas; or building the foundations of banking institutions in places like Florence, ...
