Consuming Religion Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture

includes index and biblioraphy

1. How to Think about Consumer Culture It`s about More than Values Culture and Belief Religion and Culture A Working Model of Culture Conclusion 2. The Commodification of Culture Commodification Twentieth-Century Capitalism The Commodification of Culture Post-Fordism Conclusion 3. Consumer Religion Gregorian Chant, Herman Melville`s Nephew,and the Marquis de Bade The Dual Dynamisms of Commodification in Religion The Consumer Self and Religious Traditions Religious Leaders and the Media Style and Reception Conclusion 4. Desire and the Kingdom of God The Origins of Consumer Desire The Nature of Consumer Desire Consumer and Religious Desires Conclusion 5. The Politics of Consumption The Seriousness of Conspicuous Consumption Pierre Bourdieu and Distinction The Agency of Consumers Conclusion 6. Popular Religion in Consumer Culture Theology and Popular Religion Robert Orsi and Devotion to St. Jude "Lived" Religion and Theology Tradition and Bricolage Conclusion 7. Stewarding Religious Traditions in Consumer Culture Countering Commodification in General Countering the Commodification of Culture Countering the Commodification of Religion Conclusion