Hughes The End of Work

Theological Critiques of Capitalism
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-76614-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Illuminations: Theory & Religion

Surveys twentieth century theologies of work, contrasting differingapproaches to consider the "problem of labor" from atheological perspective.
* * Aimed at theologians concerned with how Christianity mightengage in social criticism, as well those who are interested in theconnection between Marxist and Christian traditions
* Explores debates about labor under capitalism and considers therelationship between divine and human work
* Through a thorough reading of Weber's Protestant WorkEthic, argues that the triumph of the "spirit of utility" iscrucial to understanding modern notions of work
* Draws on the work of various twentieth century Catholicthinkers, including Josef Pieper, Jacques Maritain, Eric Gill, andDavid Jones
* Published in the new and prestigious Illuminationsseries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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'sDiagnosis of Modern Work.
3. Labour, Excess and Utility in Karl Marx: The Problem ofMaterialism and the Aesthetic.
4. John Ruskin and William Morris: An Alternative Tradition:Labor and the Theo-aesthetic in English Romantic Critiques ofCapitalism.
5. The Frankfurt School: The Critique of Instrumental Reason andHints of Return to the Theo-aesthetic within Marxism.
6. The end of Work: Rest, Beauty and Liturgy: The CatholicMetaphysical Critique of the Culture of Work and its Incorporationinto the English Romantic Tradition: Josef Pieper, JacquesMaritain, Eric Gill and David Jones.
7. Concluding Remarks: Labor, Utility and Theology.
Bibliography.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Hughes is Curate of St David's with St Michael's Exeter and holds a Cambridge PhD. He has published a number of articles in top journals such as Telos and Modern Theology.