RT Article
T1 Prosper, consume and be saved
JF Critical research on religion
VO 1
IS 1
SP 108
OP 115
A1 Maddox, Marion
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1752583248
AB A Sydney-based megachurch with global reach, well-known for its “prosperity gospel” of financial acquisition, has developed an additional strand: a detailed theology of consumption. The affinity between a theology of guilt-free—indeed, obligatory—consumption and late capitalism goes some way towards explaining the attraction this minority strand of Christianity holds for politicians, including those without personal religious commitments, in a secular electorate.
K1 Hillsong
K1 envy evangelism
K1 Prosperity Gospel
K1 Religion And Politics
K1 theology of consumption
DO 10.1177/2050303213476108