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Inspired by ideas from economic theology, this provocative book uncovers deep-rooted religious concepts and shows how they continue to influence contemporary views of work and unemployment.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Boland, Tom (Autor), Griffin, Ray (Writer on strategic planning) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Economics > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Welfare state.
Emploi > Aspect religieux.
État providence > Histoire.
État providence > Aspect religieux.
Employment (Economic theory) > Religious aspects.
Welfare state > History.
Welfare state > Religious aspects.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • The Reformation of Welfare: The New Faith of the Labour Market
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction: Paradoxes of Welfare
  • Our approach
  • The new trials of Job
  • Governing the unemployed
  • Cruel to be kind?
  • Theology resurrected
  • What is at stake in this book?
  • Outline
  • 2 Archaic Anthropology: The Presence of the Past in the Present
  • Why religion? Iconoclasm and critique
  • Archaic anthropology
  • Nietzsche: modernity as Christian 'slave morality'
  • Weber: spirits and ethics in history
  • Foucault: historicizing government as pastoral power
  • Agamben: signatures of theology
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Reform: Policies and the Polity
  • Reformers
  • The politics of history
  • Back to the future
  • The politics of policy
  • Reformation as transformation
  • Tests and trials
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Vocation: Doing God's Work
  • The ethos of work
  • The work-ethic
  • Deprived and depraved
  • Laborae est orare: to work is to pray
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Purgatory: The Ideal of Purifying Suffering
  • Doing nothing
  • Welfare before welfare
  • Purgatory on earth
  • The economy of suffering
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Pilgrimage: The Interminable Ritual of Jobseeking
  • Pilgrim's persistence
  • Life and pilgrimage
  • Christian pilgrimage
  • Job pilgrimages: penance, waymarks and the Promised Land
  • Penitential pilgrims: first steps
  • Waymarks: the path to self-transformation
  • What goes on the road ...
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Curriculum Vitae: Confessions of Faith in the Labour Market
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Curriculum vitae of the CV
  • Faith in the labour market
  • Governing the curriculum vitae
  • Templates for transformation
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Conclusion: Parables of Welfare
  • Know your history
  • Finding theology hidden in plain sight
  • A provocation
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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