Political Philosophy-Dr. Laurie M Johnson

Medieval Radicals? Fighting the Enchantments of Mammon (2-Audio)

Aug 29, 2020

21:59

We begin to get into Eugene McCarraher’s book The Enchantments of Mammon with the first chapter, in which he surveys the development of two kinds of Christianity, the kind that’s comfortable alongside wealth and the kind that isn’t. Throughout Christian history, before and after the Protestant Reformation, both types are to be found struggling to define Christian faith and practice. With the Protestant Reformation we see an attempt to sacramentalize work and productivity, replacing older more obviously enchanted Catholic eucharistic sacramentality. For more from me: https://lauriemjohnson.com/ https://politicalphilosophy.video.blog/