Christianity and the new spirit of capitalism / Kathryn Tanner.
| Author/creator | Tanner, Kathryn, 1957- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] |
| Description | x, 241 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Title from dust cover: Christianity + the new spirit of capitalism |
| Contents | The new spirit of capitalism and a Christian response -- Chained to the past -- Total commitment -- Nothing but the present -- Another world? -- Which world? |
| Summary | In his classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber famously showed how Christian beliefs and practices could shape persons in line with capitalism. In this significant reimagining of Weber's work, Kathryn Tanner provocatively reverses this thesis, arguing that Christianity can offer a direct challenge to the largely uncontested growth of capitalism. Exploring the cultural forms typical of the current finance-dominated system of capitalism, Tanner shows how they can be countered by Christian beliefs and practices with a comparable person-shaping capacity. Addressing head-on the issues of economic inequality, structural under- and unemployment, and capitalism's unstable boom/bust cycles, she draws deeply on the theological resources within Christianity to imagine anew a world of human flourishing. This book promises to be one of the most important theological books in recent years. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018939346 |
| ISBN | 0300219032 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780300219036 (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |