The uses of idolatry
Through deep explorations of nationalism and consumer culture, The Uses of Idolatry presents a sympathetic but critical account of how and why we sacrifice ourselves and others to gods of our own design.
| Summary: | Through deep explorations of nationalism and consumer culture, The Uses of Idolatry presents a sympathetic but critical account of how and why we sacrifice ourselves and others to gods of our own design. Cover -- The Uses of Idolatry -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Everybody Worships -- 1. Max Weber's Polytheism -- 2. Charles Taylor's Naïveté -- 3. Idolatry in the Scriptures -- 4. Augustine on Idolatry as Self-Worship -- 5. Marion on Idolatry as a Mirror to the Self -- 6. The Splendid Idolatry of Nationalism -- 7. The Unsplendid Idolatry of Consumerism -- 8. Incarnation and Sacrament -- Notes -- Index of Scripture passages-The Uses of Idolatry -- Index of subjects and names-The Uses of Idolatry. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (505 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-767907-4 |
