TY - BOOK AU - Scholes,Jeffrey TI - Vocation and the politics of work: popular theology in consumer culture SN - 9780739178911 AV - BV4740 U1 - 261.8/5 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Vocation KW - Christianity KW - Work KW - Religious aspects KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Christianity and culture KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Life KW - Social Issues KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical referencesd (pages 171-180) and index; Theology of vocation and the role of work -- Theology at work -- Consumer culture and its effects -- The purchase-driven life -- Towards a political vocation N2 - This book surveys the theological and cultural appropriations of the Protestant concept of vocation in order to argue for a vocation that has political traction in modern workplaces. It uniquely brings together insights from recent works in political theology and consumer culture studies along with analyses of self-help literature to accomplish this task UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=549047 ER -