Reviews for Religion and the ambiguities of capitalism

The average rating for Religion and the ambiguities of capitalism based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-03-13 00:00:00 Courtney Spellicy This is a terrible book. The author has no concept of sin or salvation or anything remotely Christian. I'm not sure if my favorite part is when he says that Capitalism is good because Christians have always been capitalists and our minds should be trusted about scripture or when he asserts that self- denial is anti- Christian. Here's a great blurb that should accompany this book . "I don't understand theology, but I vaguely understand economics ".

Review # 2 was written on 2018-03-26 00:00:00 Harry Questor Drucker wrote this in 1993 and pointed out that the means of production had already shifted from capital to knowledge and that knowledge was owned by the worker, not the capitalist. He went on to desribe the impac of this transition on society and ultimately raised the question, still to be answered, of what is a well-educated person in this new world. While the forces pushing education for strictly vocational purposes will always be with us, Drucker recognizes there is a much larger question. Everyone needs to know they are making a contribution to the world around them, but that contribution is rarely satisfied merely by work, which changes dramatically over the course of a lifetime. Education must help the individual to know their own calling while also preparing them for the changes they will see in the world. Drucker was one of our greatest thinkers and I recommend this book to anyone who hasn't yet read it as a challenging look at our world, still relevant because Drucker sees and writes with clarity and has raised questions that still need serious consideration.