The Sacraments and Consumer Culture

ISBN: 0814685080

Author: Brunk, Timothy

Condition: Used

2021 Catholic Media Association Award first place award in sacramentsWhat does consumerism have to do with the sacraments? We live in cultures where our senses of meaning, identity, and purpose are often found in what we purchase. Apart from the question of hedonism, there is the question of how we orient ourselves in an environment in which we end up marketing our very selves. In this book, Timothy Brunk examines how this consumer culture has had a corrosive effect on the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. He also assesses how sacramental worship can provide resources for responsible Christian discipleship in todays consumer culture.