{"product_id":"sacred-consumption-9781498591614","title":"Sacred Consumption","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does consumerism function as a quasi-religion in America and how does the Christian faith interact with the consumerist pseudo-faith? Answering these questions is the focus of Sacred Consumption: The Religions of Christianity and Consumerism in America. The author draws on both quantitative and qualitative data to explore how habitually consuming non-essentials is sacred in American culture, and how the Christian sacred interacts with such consumption. The history of American consumerism is unpacked, along with the creeds of consumerism. Christian creeds related to both consuming and financial giving are discussed, illuminating the ways that Christianity can fuel, resist, and passively ignore consumerism. The author's emphasis throughout is to enumerate the underlying cultural ideology derived from both Christianity and consumerism that partially makes and shapes American consumers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor scholars of religion interested in how the sacred plays out in everyday life and for religious leaders concerned about the threat of consumerism to their faith communities’ financial well-being, here is a book filled with arresting information drawn from a national survey and in-depth interviews. Sacred Consumption offers information that confirms - and disconfirms - popular assumptions about consumerism.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: “Something Else” is Sacred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: A Brief History of American Consumerism: Late 1800s-2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: The Disciples, Doctrines, and Detractors of American Consumerism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Christian Economic Creeds and the Spirit of American Consumerism \u0026amp; Anti-Consumerism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Sacrificial Financial Giving as a Means of Partially Resisting Consumerism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Shopping for Creeds: Why Ideological Shopping Carts Matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040861159767,"sku":"9781498591614","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498591614.jpg?v=1750948095","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sacred-consumption-9781498591614","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}