Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism / / Kathryn Tanner
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| Autore: |
Tanner Kathryn <1957->
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| Titolo: |
Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism / / Kathryn Tanner
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2019] |
| ©2019 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 261.85 |
| Soggetto topico: | Capitalism - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| Note generali: | Also issued in print: 2019. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One. The New Spirit of Capitalism and a Christian Response -- Two. Chained to the Past -- Three. Total Commitment -- Four. Nothing but the Present -- Five. Another World? -- Six. Which World? -- Notes -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | One of the world's most celebrated theologians argues for a Protestant anti-work ethic 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism |
| ISBN: | 0-300-24112-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817113003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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