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The end of work : theological critiques of capitalism / John Hughes.

By: Hughes, John, 1978-Contributor(s): Wiley InterScience (Online service)Material type: Text

TextSeries: Illuminations--theory and religionPublisher: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007Description: 1 online resource (xii, 247 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780470694169; 0470694165; 9780470766149; 047076614XSubject(s): Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 | Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 | Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 | Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Work -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Labor -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Utility theory | RELIGION -- Christianity -- General | RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues | Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Labor -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Utility theory | Work -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Kapitalisme | Christendom | ArbeidGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: End of work.DDC classification: 261.8/5 LOC classification: BR115.C3 | H84 2007ebOther classification: 11.69 Online resources: Wiley Online Library

Contents:

Twentieth-century theologies of work : Karl Barth, Marie-Dominique Chenu, John Paul II and Miroslav Volf -- Utility as the spirit of capitalism : Max Weber's diagnosis of modern work -- Labour, excess and utility in Karl Marx : the problem of materialism and the aesthetic -- John Ruskin and William Morris : an alternative tradition : labour and the theo-aesthetic in English Romantic critiques of capitalism -- The Frankfurt school : the critique of instrumental reason and hints of return to the theo-aesthetic within Marxism -- The end of work : rest, beauty and liturgy : the Catholic metaphysical critique of the culture of work and its incorporation into the English Romantic tradition : Josef Pieper, Jacques Maritain, Eric Gill and David Jones -- Concluding remarks : labour, utility and theology.

Action note: digitized 2010 committed to preserveSummary: "Theology and Work" explores the 'problem of labor' from a theological perspective. Addressing both theologians concerned with how Christianity might engage in social criticism, as well as secular philosophers and political theorists, this book explores the connection between Marxist and Christian traditions. Surveying twentieth century theologies of work and contrasting various approaches to the topic, this book looks at the relationship between divine and human work. It explores debates about labor under capitalism, and, through a thorough reading of "Weber's Protestant Work Ethic", argues that the triumph of the 'spirit of utility' is crucial to understanding modern notions of work.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.

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"Theology and Work" explores the 'problem of labor' from a theological perspective. Addressing both theologians concerned with how Christianity might engage in social criticism, as well as secular philosophers and political theorists, this book explores the connection between Marxist and Christian traditions. Surveying twentieth century theologies of work and contrasting various approaches to the topic, this book looks at the relationship between divine and human work. It explores debates about labor under capitalism, and, through a thorough reading of "Weber's Protestant Work Ethic", argues that the triumph of the 'spirit of utility' is crucial to understanding modern notions of work.

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