| Concilium 1999/4: Faith in a Culture of Self-Gratification Contributor(s): Junker-Kenny, Maureen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0334030552 ISBN-13: 9780334030553 Publisher: SCM Press OUR PRICE: $24.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Faith - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 234.23 |
| Physical Information: 128 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Introduction: Faith in an experience society / Maureen Junker-Kenny -- Societies of instant gratification in different cultures. Europe and North America / Zygmunt Bauman. Asia / John Joseph Puthenkalam. Latin America at the turn of the millennium: between immediatism and holiness / Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer -- Sociological analysis. Individualism, a change in values, the experience society: converging trends in sociology / Miklós Tomka -- Theological interpretations. Dangerous memory of Jesus Christ in a post-traditional society / Alberto Moreira. Instant gratification and liberation / Ferdinand Dagmang. River and the mountain / Subhash Anand. Aesthetic existence and Christian identity / Michael Bongardt -- Ecclesial praxis: challenges, opportunities, models. Decline or transformation of solidarity? / Norbert Mette. New affective communities and the problem of mutual understanding / Diana L. Hayes. Fulfilment--experienced for a moment yet painfully lacking? / Hans Kessler. Documentation: Success of 'the experience society' and the most obvious mistakes in its reception / Götz Lechner. |