Idolatry: A Reading Key for the Market Economy?

This article proposes that theology can and must have a significant role in understanding current economic-social reality. Using examples that portray the frequent use of religious terms among executives, economists, and political and social analysts, it shows that the discourse of the market system...

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1. VerfasserIn: Sung, Jung Mo 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: Dialog
Jahr: 2016, Band: 55, Heft: 1, Seiten: 25-30
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
FA Theologie
NBC Gotteslehre
NCE Wirtschaftsethik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Liberation Theology
B theology and economy
B capitalism as religion
B idolatry of market
B Sacrifice
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Zusammenfassung:This article proposes that theology can and must have a significant role in understanding current economic-social reality. Using examples that portray the frequent use of religious terms among executives, economists, and political and social analysts, it shows that the discourse of the market system assumes a dogmatic faith in the market and that the theological concept of idolatry can be very useful in unveiling the system's fascination and sacrificial character.
ISSN:1540-6385
Enthält:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12221