
Commodified Communion
Eucharist, Consumer Culture, and the Practice of Everyday Life
- 200 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Commodified Communion
Eucharist, Consumer Culture, and the Practice of Everyday Life
About this book
WINNER, 2021 HTI BOOK PRIZE Resist! This exhortation animates a remarkable range of theological reflection on consumer culture in the United States. And for many theologians, the source and summit of Christian cultural resistance is the Eucharist. In Commodified Communion, Antonio Eduardo Alonso calls into question this dominant mode of theological reflection on contemporary consumerism. Reducing the work of theology to resistance and centering Christian hope in a Eucharist that might better support it, he argues, undermines our ability to talk about the activity of God within a consumer culture. By reframing the question in terms of God's activity in and in spite of consumer culture, this book offers a lived theological account of consumer culture that recognizes not only its deceptions but also traces of truth in its broken promises and fallen hopes.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- COMMODIFIED COMMUNION
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Praise of Camp at My Abuela’s Altarcito
- 1 The Resistance
- 2 Listening for the Cry in a Consumer Culture
- 3 The Limits of Eucharistic Resistance
- 4 Confession, Hope, and Justice in a Commodified World
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- NOTES
- INDEX