“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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2010
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| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2010.00553.x |