Miller, Vincent J <br/><br/>
Consuming Religion   Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture 

 - New York  Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.  2003 
 - 256p 
<br/><br/> includes index and biblioraphy 
<br/><br/>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         
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0826417493     1475 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>C30  / M612