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On Consumer Culture, Identity, the Church and the Rhetorics of Delight (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,797
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On Consumer Culture, Identity, the Church and the Rhetorics of Delight (Hardcover): Mark Clavier

On Consumer Culture, Identity, the Church and the Rhetorics of Delight (Hardcover)

Mark Clavier

Series: Reading Augustine

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The Reading Augustine series presents short, engaging books offering personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo's contributions to western philosophical, literary, and religious life. Mark Clavier's On Consumer Culture, Identity, The Church and the Rhetorics of Delight draws on Augustine of Hippo to provide a theological explanation for the success of marketing and consumer culture. Augustine's thought, rooted in rhetorical theory, presents a brilliant understanding of the experiences of damnation and salvation that takes seriously the often hidden psychology of human motivation. Clavier examines how Augustine's keen insight into the power of delight over personal notions of freedom and self-identity can be used to shed light on how the constant lure of promised happiness shapes our identities as consumers. From Augustine's perspective, it is only by addressing the sources of delight within consumerism and by rediscovering the wellsprings of God's delight that we can effectively challenge consumer culture. To an age awash with commercial rhetoric, the fifth-century Bishop of Hippo offers a theological rhetoric that is surprisingly contemporary and insightful.

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Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin: United States
Series: Reading Augustine
Release date: November 2018
Authors: Mark Clavier
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 978-1-5013-3092-6
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Consumer issues
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
Books > Christianity > Christian theology
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LSN: 1-5013-3092-6
Barcode: 9781501330926

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