How the Market Became Divine
We have moved beyond a market economy to what some have called a market society, one in which everything seems to be for sale. We also now see the advent of a market religion, in which the values and life meanings of consumer culture have become dominant. This new religion has its own doctrine...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Dialog
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-24 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CA Christianity KAA Church history NCE Business ethics ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Pope Francis
B Growth B Religion B Idolatry B Market |
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| Summary: | We have moved beyond a market economy to what some have called a market society, one in which everything seems to be for sale. We also now see the advent of a market religion, in which the values and life meanings of consumer culture have become dominant. This new religion has its own doctrines, rituals, priesthood, and mission to go into all the world. It has its own narratives of creation, fall, and redemption, and its own saints and heroes. But because its underlying thrust is endless growth, and we live on a finite planet, it is carrying us toward destruction. Some parts of Christianity are opposing what Pope Francis has called idolatry, but unfortunately most parts are being swept into its new dispensation. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12220 |