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Neoliberal Religion: Faith and Power in the Twenty-first Century

Autor Dr Mathew Guest
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 aug 2022
This book explores neoliberalism as an account of contemporary society and considers what this means for our understanding of religion.Neoliberalism is a perspective grounded in free market economics and distinguished by a celebration of competition and consumer choice. It has had a profound influence in societies across the world, and has extended its reach into all areas of human experience. And yet neoliberalism is not just about enterprise and opportunity. It also comes with authoritarian leadership, gross inequality and the manipulation of information. How should we make sense of these changes, and what do they mean for the status of religion in the 21st century? Has religion been transformed into a market commodity or consumer product? Does the embrace of business methods make religious movements more culturally relevant, or can they be used to reinforce inequalities of gender or ethnicity? How might neoliberal contexts demand we think differently about matters of religious identity and power?This book provides an accessible discussion about religion in the 21st century. Mathew Guest asks what distinguishes neoliberal religion and explores the sociological and ethical questions that arise from considering its wider significance.
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ISBN-13: 9781350116382
ISBN-10: 1350116386
Pagini: 216
Ilustrații: 20 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Approaches religion in a neo-liberal context through political, economic and cultural lenses in a variety of Christian, Muslim, and secular-influenced settings

Notă biografică

Mathew Guest is Professor in the Sociology of Religion at Durham University, UK. He is the co-author of Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith (2013) and Islam on Campus: Contested identities and the Cultures of Higher Education in Britain (2020). He is the author of Evangelical Identity and Contemporary Culture (2007).

Cuprins

Table of ContentsList of ImagesAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Religion in a Neo-liberal Age2. Religion and the Market: Religious Diversity in Neoliberal Contexts3. Religion and Populism4. Religion in the Post-truth Era5. Securitization: New Forms of State Engagement6. Religion and the Entrepreneurial Self7. Power and Religious Difference8. The Secular and the Non-Religious in Neoliberal Contexts9. Retrieving Ethics for the Sociology of ReligionBibliographyIndex

Recenzii

This book explores neoliberal culture and its impact on religious identities. The social scientific study of religion must adapt accordingly if we are to comprehend current trends. A series of innovative - and sometimes unexpected examples - brings the debate to life, not least its ethical implications. This is a book to ponder carefully.
Mathew Guest directs our attention to the fact that our era is traversed by market ideologies and imaginaries in the guise of neoliberalism and consumerism, and that this is crucial for understanding religion. Using a cultural approach that considers religion in wider society rather than looking at it in isolation, he perspicaciously analyses the way in which neoliberalism affects religion through discussions on marketization, populism, the rise of "post-truth" claims, securitization and the entrepreneurial self. It should be widely read.