Transforming Faith Stories in a Time of Economic Contestation

Scriptural notions of personhood require community. Practices of oikonomia refer to households rather than individuals. Yet, in the US, oppressive economic formulations of identity linked to individual achievement are nearly universal, widely distributed and amplified through digital technologies. R...

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Main Author: Hess, Mary Elizabeth 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
In: Religious education
Year: 2026, Volume: 121, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-66
Further subjects:B Economics
B Media Education
B Religious Education
B Storytelling
B transformative education
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Summary:Scriptural notions of personhood require community. Practices of oikonomia refer to households rather than individuals. Yet, in the US, oppressive economic formulations of identity linked to individual achievement are nearly universal, widely distributed and amplified through digital technologies. Religious communities offer alternatives to these distorting and destructive stories when we foreground narratives of religious identity and resistance rooted in economies of solidarity.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2026.2627109