“Who then is the Faithful, Insightful Steward?” Consumerism and Luke's Stewarding Vision

While at its face Luke's Gospel does not seem to address the realities of life and economics in a capitalistic, consumer-oriented society, the complete rejection of first-century economic and power structures presented in Luke offers opportunities to consider anew what it means for Christians i...

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Main Author: Carlson, Rick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2010
In: Dialog
Year: 2010, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 275-283
Further subjects:B Luke's Gospel
B Consumerism
B Stewardship
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Summary:While at its face Luke's Gospel does not seem to address the realities of life and economics in a capitalistic, consumer-oriented society, the complete rejection of first-century economic and power structures presented in Luke offers opportunities to consider anew what it means for Christians in the twenty-first century to live as faithful followers of Jesus Christ in today's overly consumer-oriented society.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2010.00553.x