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.
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.
William T. Cavanaugh is Professor of Catholic Studies and Director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University. His degrees are from Notre Dame, Cambridge, and Duke universities. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, including The Myth of Religious Violence (OUP, 2009). He has lectured on six continents, and his work has been published in seventeen languages.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Max Weber's Polytheism 2: Charles Taylor's Naivete 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 Index Bibliography
1: Max Weber's Polytheism 2: Charles Taylor's Naivete 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 Index Bibliography
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