Desire, Market and Religion

by Sung, Jung Mo

• ISBN13: 9780334041412
• ISBN10: 0334041414
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: Scm Pr

Summary

Jung Mo Sung has pioneered a theological analysis of economics in his previous publications, developing a penetrating ethico religious critique of the international capitalist systems, whose institutions, he likens to altars. Where ancient idolatry had visible alters, the modern altar of the 'global market god' is invisible, but still demands human sacrifices in the name of 'objective' desires. Here Sung recovers theology's relevance for a world where the most dangerous idols - those that sacrifice millions of people upon the altar of wealth - have for too long been ignored by theology. In Desire, Market and Religion, Sung investigates themes such as the struggle against social exclusion, the relationship between economics and religion in the 21st century, where global brands, and global economies reign supreme, and theology's role in the struggle against social exclusion and the giving of hope for plenty, when the reality is scarcity.

Author Biography

Jung Mo Sung, a Korean by birth, is Associate Professor of Theology at Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is a Brazilian citizen. He is the author of The Idolatry of Capitalism and the Death of the Poor, and Theology and Economics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Series Editors' Preface	p. ix
Introduction to the Author, Jung Mo Sung	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Theology and Economics: An Introductory Vision	p. 6
Mimetic Desire, Social Exclusion and Christianity	p. 30
The Contribution of Theology in the Struggle against Social Exclusion	p. 51
Economics and Religion: Challenges for Christianity in the Twenty-first Century	p. 76
Liberation Theology between the Desire for Abundance and the Reality of Scarcity	p. 100
Liberation Christianity: A Failed Utopia?	p. 129
Index of Names and Subjects	p. 155
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