Powers and Principalities: Initial Reflections toward a Post-Capitalist Pastoral Theology

The author argues that for the last three decades pastoral theology, in keeping with most disciplines in the humanities, has implicitly accepted the normativity of capitalism. Thus capitalism has not undergone rigorous analysis or critique. This has become problematic in light of increasing evidence...

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主要作者: Rogers-Vaughn, Bruce (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2015]
In: Journal of pastoral theology
Year: 2015, 卷: 25, 發布: 2, Pages: 71-92
IxTheo Classification:NCE Business ethics
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B 靈魂樂
B Pastoral Theology
B Class
B Suffering
B Social Psychology
B Neoliberalism
B Capitalism
在線閱讀: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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總結:The author argues that for the last three decades pastoral theology, in keeping with most disciplines in the humanities, has implicitly accepted the normativity of capitalism. Thus capitalism has not undergone rigorous analysis or critique. This has become problematic in light of increasing evidence that the culture of late capitalism (neoliberalism) has become globally hegemonic, and is undermining social, interpersonal and psychological well-being. Operating in paradigmatic fashion, neoliberalism has founded new forms of suffering while transforming previous types of suffering into novel mutations. Unless pastoral theology incorporates awareness of these developments into its analyses of suffering, and into its theories for alleviating suffering, it will risk a crisis of credibility. The author concludes with a summary of five characteristics for a pastoral theology that no longer naturalizes capitalism.
ISSN:2161-4504
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1179/1064986715Z.00000000010