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008			120628s2012 miu b 001 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aBR 115 .E3 B377 2012
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100	1		_aBell, Daniel M., _d1966-
245	1	4	_aThe economy of desire : _bChristianity and capitalism in a postmodern world / _cDaniel M. Bell, Jr.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bBaker Academic, _c2012.
300			_a224 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe church and postmodern culture
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe multitude: the micropolitics of desire -- Capital desire: capitalism as an economy of desire -- What is wrong with capitalism? -- Capitalist theology: the agony of capitalist desire -- Is another economy possible?: the church as an economy of desire -- The economy of salvation -- Christian economics -- The work of mercy -- Conclusion: dishonest wealth, friends, and eternal homes.
520			_aIn this addition to the award-winning Church and Postmodern Culture series, respected theologian Daniel Bell compares and contrasts capitalism and Christianity, showing how Christianity provides resources for faithfully navigating the postmodern global economy. Bell approaches capitalism and Christianity as alternative visions of humanity, God, and the good life. Considering faith and economics in terms of how desire is shaped, he casts the conflict as one between different disciplines of desire. He engages the work of two important postmodern philosophers, Deleuze and Foucault, to illuminate the nature of the postmodern world that the church currently inhabits. Bell then considers how the global economy deforms desire in a manner that distorts human relations with God and one another. In contrast, he presents Christianity and the tradition of the works of mercy as a way beyond capitalism and socialism, beyond philanthropy and welfare. Christianity heals desire, renewing human relations and enabling communion with God. -- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aEconomics _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aCapitalism _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aConsumption (Economics) _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aDesire _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aPostmodernism _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
830		0	_aChurch and postmodern culture.
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