ABSTRACT
Most of the literature that concerns itself with economic theology tends to focus on concepts such as economy, economics, money and wealth. Markets have been suspected of being a kind of Trojan Horse used by investor consortia, consultancies and international institutions like the World Bank in furthering the agenda of a particular version of capitalist development in previously non-capitalist societies. This chapter discusses why economic theology needs a better understanding of what markets actually are. It summarizes and evaluates some of the critical perspectives on markets that have been produced within the emerging economic–theological canon. A more process-oriented view helps realize that markets require devices such as technical instruments, pricing models, merchandising tools, trading protocols and visualizations such as stock tickers, but also mundane shopping carts, display shelves.
