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The (Magic) Kingdom of God: Christianity and Global Culture Industries
by Michael Budde. 177 pgs.
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 Table of contents
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Contents |
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Acknowledgments |
vii |
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Following Jesus in a Distracted Age |
1 |
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Catholicism as a "Discipleship Church"? |
1 |
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Catholic Ecclesiology and a Passion for Discipleship, |
6 |
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Social Theory, Political Economy, Culture, and the Church, |
11 |
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Why Culture Matters in the World Economy |
16 |
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A New Stage of Capitalism? Regulation Theory and Neostructuralism, |
18 |
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Regulation Theory as a Neostructuralist Approach, |
20 |
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The Crisis of Fordism, |
23 |
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After Fordism? |
24 |
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The Power of Global Culture Industries |
28 |
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Advertising/Marketing as a Global Culture Industry, |
33 |
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The Global Discourse of Marketing and Advertising, |
34 |
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On the Need for a "Postmodern" Appraisal of Advertising, |
35 |
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Power, Knowledge, and Advertising/Marketing, |
38 |
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Exporting the Power Matrix, |
44 |
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China: The Export Package Arrives, |
47 |
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Learning the Language of Faith |
53 |
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How Global Culture Industries Undermine Christianity |
67 |
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Living in Television's World, |
70 |
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Implications for Christian Formation, |
82 |
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Conclusion, |
94 |
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Church Barriers to Understanding Global Culture Industries |
97 |
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Barrier I: Sacramental Liberalism, the Interpretive Key, |
98 |
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Barrier II: The Evangelization Fixation, |
101 |
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Barrier III: Is the Church Becoming a "Culture Industry"? |
104 |
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Religious Formation Amidst the Global Culture Industries, |
115 |
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The Way from Here: Radical Gospel, Radical Church |
125 |
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Resisting the Culture Industries: A Workshop of Witnesses,130 |
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Concluding Thoughts, |
150 |
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References |
153 |
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About the Book and Author |
169 |
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Index |
171 |
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