Providence and Liberty

by Frederic Bastiat

Publisher:

Acton Institute

, 2003

Overview

Translated and edited by Raoul Audouin, Providence and Liberty takes Frédéric Bastiat’s writings and presents them in a brilliant synthesis of Christianity and economic liberty. These philosophically enlightening extracts deliver key ideas on liberty, economic philosophy, and faith. Taken from his essays, letters, and famous writings (such as Economic Sophisms, Economic Harmonies, and The Law), these important economic excerpts speak directly about today’s turbulent economic conditions.

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Key Features

• Presents a brilliant synthesis of Christianity and ecomonic liberty
• Delivers key ideas on liberty, economic philosophy, and faith
• Speaks directly about today’s economic conditions

Contents

• A Life of Study and Dedication to Liberty
• A Link Between Adam Smith and Friedrich A. Hayek
• A Loyal and Farsighted Parliamentarian
• A Wholesome Social Philosophy
• Christian Faith Was the Keystone

Praise for the Print Edition

Readers of The Law know that Bastiat was a devoutly religious man. Nowhere is this more evident than in Providence and Liberty. . . . This volume is an exciting and long overdue contribution to the limited amount of Bastiat’s writings that are available in English. . . . This little book will introduce the reader to a rare and wonderful human being who has brilliant insights into the necessary connection between Christianity and liberty. Those who are already fans of Bastiat will find that this book adds another dimension to their appreciation, those who read and reread The Law will find this a perfect companion volume.

—Edmund Opitz, Congregationalist minister

Product Details

• Title: Providence and Liberty: Selected Passages from Frédéric Bastiat
• Author: Frederic Bastiat
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Acton Institute
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 89
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Free enterprise; Economics › Religious aspects--Christianity
• Resource ID: LLS:PRVDNCLBRTY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:41:52Z

About Frederic Bastiat

Frédérick Bastiat (1801–1850) was a French political economist and classical liberal theorist. Born in Bayonne in southern France, he worked in his family’s export business after finishing school at 17. Despite longing to further his education, time and time again circumstances denied him the opportunity. After the middle-class revolution in France in 1830, Bastiat became politically active and gradually rose in political prominence before, during, and after the second French Revolution. His life was cut short in 1850 by tuberculosis.