Posted by Rachel on: 04.01.2007 /
“Globalization isn’t just an aggressive stage in the history of capitalism. It is a religious movement of previously unheard-of proportions. Progress is its underlying myth, unlimited economic growth its foundational faith, the shopping mall its place of worship, consumerism its overriding image, ‘I’ll have a Big Mac and fries’ its ritual of initiation, and global domination its ultimate goal.”
- Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat in Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire
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Comment by: Benjamin Ady
1 04/1/07 9:11 AM | Comment Link |wow!
I almost *never* go into a mall, but last week I found myself inside one, and I found myself utterly disgusted, and thinking exactly this, that I had entered the building, the temple, the main place of worship, of the church of consumerism and materialism. Gackola. I hated it.
Comment by: Julie Clawson
2 04/1/07 9:39 PM | Comment Link |Colossians Remixed is my hands down favorite Christian book ever,
Comment by: Rachel
3 04/2/07 7:36 AM | Comment Link |Julie, would you be interested in writing a book review for us?
Comment by: Julie Clawson
4 04/2/07 12:33 PM | Comment Link |Maybe - It’s been over a year since I read it, but I have to review it for the upcoming Emerging Women discussion. So, if I can think coherently about it, I’ll try to pull something together (is that vague enough for you!)