God and Man at the University of Chicago: Religious Commitments of Three Economists

Studia Gilsoniana 10 (5):1183–1217 (2021)
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The purpose of this paper is to examine how three very different Chicago economists, Milton Friedman, Frank H. Knight, and John U. Nef, Jr., handled the question of God and religion. The author shows that for each of these three figures, their stance on religion set limits on the effectiveness of their intellectual efforts in the public sphere of their university, the larger academic community, and American society.

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