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The Christian Consumer
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Author : Laura M. Hartman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-10
The Christian Consumer written by Laura M. Hartman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-10 with Nature categories.
Be it fair trade coffee or foreign oil, our choices as consumers affect the well-being of humans around the globe, not to mention the natural world and of course ourselves. Consumption is a serious ethical issue, and Christian writers throughout history have weighed in, discussing topics such as affluence and poverty, greed and gluttony, and proper stewardship of resources. These voices are often at odds, however. In this book, Laura M. Hartman formulates a coherent Christian ethic of consumption, imposing order on the debate by dividing it into four imperatives: Christians are to consume in ways that avoid sin, embrace creation, love one's neighbor, and envision the future. An adequate ethics of consumption, she argues, must include all four considerations as tools for discernment, even when they seem to contradict one another. The book includes discussions of Christian practices such as fasting, gratitude, solidarity, gift-giving, Sabbath-keeping, and the Eucharist. Using exemplars from the Christian tradition and practical examples from everyday life, The Christian Consumer offers a thoughtful guide to ethical consumption.
The Divine Commodity
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Author : Skye Jethani
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 2009-05-26
The Divine Commodity written by Skye Jethani and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-26 with Religion categories.
The challenge facing Christianity today is not a lack of motivation or resources, but a failure of imagination.A growing number of people are disturbed by the values exhibited by the contemporary church. Worship has become entertainment, the church has become a shopping mall, and God has become a consumable product. Many sense that something is wrong, but they cannot imagine an alternative way. The Divine Commodity finally articulates what so many have been feeling and offers hope for the future of a post-consumer Christianity.Through Scripture, history, engaging narrative, and the inspiring art of Vincent van Gogh, The Divine Commodity explores spiritual practices that liberate our imaginations to live as Christ's people in a consumer culture opposed to the values of his kingdom. Each chapter shows how our formation as consumers has distorted an element of our faith. For example, the way churches have become corporations and how branding makes us more focused on image than reality. It then energizes an alternative vision for those seeking a more meaningful faith. Before we can hope to live differently, we must have our minds released from consumerism's grip and captivated once again by Christ.
Consuming Religion
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Author : Vincent J. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2005-08-18
Consuming Religion written by Vincent J. Miller and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-18 with Religion categories.
Contemporary theology, argues Miller, is silent on what is unquestionably one of the most important cultural issues it faces: consumerism or "consumer culture." While there is no shortage of expressions of concern about the corrosive effects of consumerism from the standpoint of economic justice or environmental ethics, there is a surprising paucity of theoretically sophisticated works on the topic, for consumerism, argues Miller, is not just about behavioral "excesses"; rather, it is a pervasive worldview that affects our construction as persons-what motivates us, how we relate to others, to culture, and to religion. Consuming Religion surveys almost a century of scholarly literature on consumerism and the commodification of culture and charts the ways in which religious belief and practice have been transformed by the dominant consumer culture of the West. It demonstrates the significance of this seismic cultural shift for theological method, doctrine, belief, community, and theological anthropology. Like more popular texts, the book takes a critical stand against the deleterious effects of consumerism. However, its analytical complexity provides the basis for developing more sophisticated tactics for addressing these problems.
The Consuming Passion
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Author : Rodney Clapp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Consuming Passion written by Rodney Clapp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Religion categories.
Editor Rodney Clapp and a team of thinkers from the fields of economics, theology, psychology and sociology examine the dynamics of our consumer culture and discuss how people of faith might best respond.
Rescuing The Church From Consumerism
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Author : Mark Clavier
language : en
Publisher: SPCK
Release Date : 2013-08-01
Rescuing The Church From Consumerism written by Mark Clavier and has been published by SPCK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Religion categories.
Rescuing the Church . . . examines how people are initiated into a consumer culture during childhood and thus drawn into pursuing a vocation as consumers by means of various quasi-sacramental rites and practices. The upshot of this is that the church today is composed primarily of men and women whose lives are situated more within a consumer culture than within a distinctively Christian one. In order for the church to free itself, the author believes it must reclaim a sacramental identity that is grounded in a narrative tradition and realized in real, local worshipping communities.
Following Christ In A Consumer Society
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Author : Kavanaugh, John F.
language : en
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date : 2014-04-10
Following Christ In A Consumer Society written by Kavanaugh, John F. and has been published by Orbis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-10 with Religion categories.
In an era of fraud, corruption, and the relentless celebration of image over substance, the message of this perennial best-seller is more timely than ever. Following Christ in a Consumer Society offers a penetrating critique of the culture of consumerism, contrasted with the personalism of the Gospel. Addressing a soul-destroying culture in which ""having more"" has become the only measure of value, Kavanaugh reminds us of the values that truly make us human. Through the counter-cultural message of the Gospel, his book presents a diagnosis of our social ills while at the same time providing a guide back to wholeness, sanity, and spiritual health.
Sacred Consumption
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Author : Peter Mundey
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023
Sacred Consumption written by Peter Mundey and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Christianity and culture categories.
This book explores the quasi-religious nature of consumerism and how American Christianity interacts with consumerism. The author uses mixed methods to unpack the nexus between the Christian faith and consumption and how habitual discretionary consumption functions as a pseudo-faith in America.
The Christian As A Consumer
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Author : Denise George
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 1984-01-01
The Christian As A Consumer written by Denise George and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-01-01 with Religion categories.
Explains how to manage personal finances in accordance with the principles of the Bible and discusses the responsibility of Christians to help to eliminate poverty
Buying God
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Author : Eve Poole
language : en
Publisher: SCM Press
Release Date : 2018-08-20
Buying God written by Eve Poole and has been published by SCM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-20 with Religion categories.
Christians are deeply concerned about consumerism, but lack the tools to be able to engage robustly in the debate about its future. Economists obfuscate, politicians polarise, and church leaders bluff. While desire to consume is a fundamentally human trait, consumerism offers only illusory satisfaction. Yet Christianity happens to be unusually well-equipped to lead the fight against Mammon’s most alluring secular narratives. Consumerism is human action, so it can as easily be redemptive as it can be parasitical. We just need to consume for God instead. Drawing on the Church’s rich traditions of Social Liturgy, 'Buying God' calls on the Christian community to renew its confidence and strength in proclaiming this good news. Uniting theoretical work on theology, capitalism and consumerism with a scheme of detailed practical action, the book explores how we can wean ourselves off the material and on to the eternal, through prayer, example, and vibrant social action.
On Consumer Culture Identity The Church And The Rhetorics Of Delight
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Author : Mark Clavier
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-11-29
On Consumer Culture Identity The Church And The Rhetorics Of Delight written by Mark Clavier and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-29 with Religion categories.
The Reading Augustine series presents short, engaging books offering personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo's contributions to western philosophical, literary, and religious life. Mark Clavier's On Consumer Culture, Identity, The Church and the Rhetorics of Delight draws on Augustine of Hippo to provide a theological explanation for the success of marketing and consumer culture. Augustine's thought, rooted in rhetorical theory, presents a brilliant understanding of the experiences of damnation and salvation that takes seriously the often hidden psychology of human motivation. Clavier examines how Augustine's keen insight into the power of delight over personal notions of freedom and self-identity can be used to shed light on how the constant lure of promised happiness shapes our identities as consumers. From Augustine's perspective, it is only by addressing the sources of delight within consumerism and by rediscovering the wellsprings of God's delight that we can effectively challenge consumer culture. To an age awash with commercial rhetoric, the fifth-century Bishop of Hippo offers a theological rhetoric that is surprisingly contemporary and insightful.