The uses of idolatry / William T. Cavanaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cavanaugh, William T., 1962- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idolatry.

Consumption (Economics)--Religious aspects.

Consumption (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Through deep explorations of nationalism and consumer culture, 'The Uses of Idolatry' presents a sympathetic but critical account of how and why we sacrifice ourselves and others to gods of our own design.

Contents:

Cover

The Uses of Idolatry

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Everybody Worships

1. Max Weber's Polytheism

2. Charles Taylor's Naïveté

3. Idolatry in the Scriptures

4. Augustine on Idolatry as Self-​Worship

5. Marion on Idolatry as a Mirror to the Self

6. The Splendid Idolatry of Nationalism

7. The Unsplendid Idolatry of Consumerism

8. Incarnation and Sacrament

Notes

Index of Scripture passages-The Uses of Idolatry

Index of subjects and names-The Uses of Idolatry.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 1, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-767908-0

0-19-767907-2

0-19-767906-4

OCLC:

1407068843