Faith in a society of instant gratification /
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| Imprint: | London : SCM Press ; Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c1999. |
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| Description: | x, 127 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Concilium ; 1999/4 Concilium (Glen Rock, N.J.) ; 1999/4. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4103735 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Faith in an experience society / Maureen Junker-Kenny
- Societies of instant gratification in different cultures. Europe and North America / Zygmunt Bauman. Asia / John Joseph Puthenkalam. Latin America at the turn of the millennium : between immediatism and holiness / Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer
- Sociological analysis. Individualism, a change in values, the experience society : converging trends in sociology / Miklós Tomka
- Theological interpretations. The dangerous memory of Jesus Christ in a post-traditional society / Alberto Moreira. Instant gratification and liberation / Ferdinand Dagmang. The river and the mountain / Subhash Anand. Aesthetic existence and Christian identity / Michael Bongardt
- Ecclesial praxis: challenges, opportunities, models. Decline or transformation of solidarity? / Norbert Mette. New affective communities and the problem of mutual understanding / Diana L. Hayes. Fulfilment--experienced for a moment yet painfully lacking? / Hans Kessler. Documentation: The success of 'the experience society' and the most obvious mistakes in its reception / Götz Lechner.