End of Work – Theological Critiques of Capitalism
End of Work – Theological Critiques of Capitalism
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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 9780470694169
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 17/03/2008
Width: 16.1 cm
Height: 24 cm
Surveys twentieth century theologies of work, contrasting differing approaches to consider the "problem of labor" from a theological perspective. * Aimed at theologians concerned with how Christianity might engage in social criticism, as well those who are interested in the connection between Marxist and Christian traditions * Explores debates about labor under capitalism and considers the relationship between divine and human work * 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 * Draws on the work of various twentieth century Catholic thinkers, including Josef Pieper, Jacques Maritain, Eric Gill, and David Jones * Published in the new and prestigious Illuminations series.
Foreword. Preface. Introduction: Work in the Christian Tradition. 1. Twentieth-century Theologies of Work: Karl Barth, Marie-Dominique Chenu, John Paul II and Miroslav Volf. 2. Utility as the Spirit of Capitalism: Max Weber's Diagnosis of Modern Work. 3. Labour, Excess and Utility in Karl Marx: The Problem of Materialism and the Aesthetic. 4. John Ruskin and William Morris: An Alternative Tradition: Labor and the Theo-aesthetic in English Romantic Critiques of Capitalism. 5. The Frankfurt School: The Critique of Instrumental Reason and Hints of Return to the Theo-aesthetic within Marxism. 6. 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. 7. Concluding Remarks: Labor, Utility and Theology. Bibliography. Index
