Commodificating Christianity commodificating基督教

I subscribe to the我订阅了该 Mars Hill Audio Series火星山音频系列 (not to be confused with the emergent churches of that name). （请不要将它与新兴教会的名称） 。 On Volume 69 is an interview with Vincent Miller on “how the commodification of everything affects our sense of religious faith and practice (and on how we can resist).” He is a Georgetown professor of theology and I found his thoughts highly insightful.关于货量69是一个与郑海泉采访时，米勒就“如何商品化的一切影响我们的意识，宗教信仰和实践（和我们如何能够抗拒） 。 ”他是乔治敦大学教授神学，我发现他的思想高度洞察力。 The problem, he posits, isn’t just one of materialism–people wanting more and more–but a problem of people redefining themselves and their society in a consumerist way–making everything, including religion, a commodity.这个问题，他posits ，不只是一唯物论的人民的希望，越来越多的，但是一个问题的人重新界定他们自己和他们的社会，在消费方式，决策的一切，包括宗教，一种商品。 We profane God when we make him into a commodity.我们亵渎神，当我们使他成为一种商品。 Commodities can be chosen.商品可以选择。 We do not “choose” God.我们并没有“选择”上帝。 We respond to God’s calling.我们回应上帝的呼唤。 We need to move from an organization of choosers to a community of the called.我们需要从一个组织的choosers一个社会对所谓的。

I haven’t read it yet, but based upon the interview, I’d imagine his book我没有看过它，但根据采访，我要想象他的著作 Consuming Religion: Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture消费宗教：基督教信仰与实践，在消费文化 is well worth the read.非常值得阅读。 If you are interested in how we can be the church in a consumer culture, I’d recommend his book, as well as如果您有兴趣，我们如何能够教会在一个消费文化，我要推荐他的著作，以及 Unfettered Hope: A Call to Faithful Living in an Affluent Society不受约束的希望：打电话给忠实地生活在一个富裕的社会， . 。

for further reading .为进一步读。 . 。 . 。

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