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$ piritua£ity in a € onsumer Age

$ piritua£ity in a € onsumer Age. Foundations @ Histon Sunday 28 th November 2010. The Age of Consumerism. SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS. The subsistence affluence of the Bushmen Homo devotus – defined in relation to God Homo solus – defined in relation to reason

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$ piritua£ity in a € onsumer Age

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  1. $piritua£ity in a €onsumer Age Foundations @ Histon Sunday 28th November 2010

  2. The Age of Consumerism

  3. SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS • The subsistence affluence of the Bushmen • Homo devotus – defined in relation to God • Homo solus – defined in relation to reason • Homo productor – measured by production • Homo ludens – measured by self-fulfilment • The age of feelings • The age of pleasure • The age of consumption

  4. THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE • Richard Niebuhr’s Christian cultural analysis • Christ vs culture – The Exclusive Brethren • Christ of culture – Die Deutsche Christen • Christ and culture in creative tension • In the world but not of the world • Rhythm, balance, proportion and pattern

  5. TAKING A STAND • Stewardship vs Ownership • Held for the common good • Identity in Christ vs Brand • Uniqueness, not mimesis • Truth, not fantasy • Contentment vs Expectation inflation • Sufficiency • De-cluttering • Downsizing

  6. TAKING A STAND • Desire vs Fulfilment • A time for… all seasons • Fasting and feasting • Ethical responsibility • Costliness of the cheap – people • Costliness of the cheap – environment [obsolescence]

  7. McDONALDIZATION [George Ritzer – 1993] • Efficiency - products create people in their image • Calculability - the economic measure of life • Predictability - the risk-free life: no longer death • Control - aspiring to be gods

  8. BUILDING A RULE OF LIFE IN A CONSUMER AGE • The trajectory: downward mobility • The number game: simplicity and sharing • The time theme: waiting • The space theme: open house • The adventure: risk, unpredictability and exploration

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