{"product_id":"an-other-kingdom-9781119194729","title":"An Other Kingdom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur seduction into beliefs in competition, scarcity, and acquisition are producing too many casualties. We need to depart a kingdom that creates isolation, polarized debate, an exhausted planet, and violence that comes with the will to empire. The abbreviation of this empire is called a consumer culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigns of the Times xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: C ontext Is Decisive xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Landscape of the Market World xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnclosure xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovenantal Versus Contractual Order xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neighborly Covenant xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Free Market Consumer Ideology 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScarcity 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCertainty and Perfection 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivatization 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Institutional Assumptions 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetter Management\/Technology Is the Fix 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpersonal Is a Problem 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetition Trumps Trust 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Neighborly Culture 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Culture Based on Covenant 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Neighborly Beliefs 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbundance 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystery 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystery at Work 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Place for God 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoliness 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilderness 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFallibility 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailing to Be God 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrief 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Common Good 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Enough Is Enough: Limits of the Market Ideology 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consumer Market Disciplines 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurplus 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredictability and Control 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeed and Convenience 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sale of Convenience 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvenience Displaces Capacity 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Solutions 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Money 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney and the Machine 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWishing for Safety, Believing in Growth 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetition and Class 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass by Design 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Warfare and the Distribution of Wealth 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Myth of Individualism 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Tentacles of Empire 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Corporatization of Schools 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo View from the Top 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd of Aliveness 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobility and Isolation 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUn-Productive Wealth 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllusion of Reform 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 The Common Good Is the New Frontier 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neighborly Covenant 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Commons 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Alternative Social Order 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResisting the Empire 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOff-Market Possibilities 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neighborly Way 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Alternative to Restless Productivity 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shadow Side of Community 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Disciplines of Neighborliness 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Time for All Things 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime Is the Devil 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStanding in Line 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKairos 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood and Sacred Re-Performance 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Local Food Movement 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood and Culture 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilence 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eListening 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuakers and Time and Listening 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacraments of Silence 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovenant: A Vow of Freedom and Faithfulness 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovenant and Retributive Justice 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbundance and the Right Use of Money 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney and Our Affection for Place 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Liturgy for the Common Good 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProphetic Possibilities 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory as Liturgy and Re-Performance 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Re-Performing Power of Liturgy 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript: Beyond Money and Consumption 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiming Is Everything 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSigns of Change 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentaries 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 111\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407007326551,"sku":"9781119194729","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119194729.jpg?v=1730497864","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-other-kingdom-9781119194729","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}