Neoliberalism and the Biblical Voice - Owning and Consuming

By placing the insights of the Galilean Jesus and the early Jesus movement into conversation with contemporary views on private property and consumer culture, the authors develop legal, philosophical and theological insights, what they describe as 'seven theses', into how our desire for ethical living fares in the neoliberal marketplace.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 Neoliberalism Conceived: Politics, Economics and Law 3 The First Century Roman-Mediterranean Marketplace 4 Neoliberalism Deployed: Private Property 5 Wealth and Property in the Jesus Movement 6 Conclusion

About the author

Paul Babie holds a Personal Chair of Law in the Adelaide Law School of The University of Adelaide.

Michael Trainor is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies at the Australian Catholic University, Adelaide.

Summary

By placing the insights of the Galilean Jesus and the early Jesus movement into conversation with contemporary views on private property and consumer culture, the authors develop legal, philosophical and theological insights, what they describe as ‘seven theses’, into how our desire for ethical living fares in the neoliberal marketplace.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Babie, Paul (University of Adelaide Babie, Paul Trainor Babie, Babie Paul, Michael Trainor, Trainor Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367873035
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87303-5
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Bibles, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, New Testaments