This morning we have been talking about the challenges of the global economy and how it seduces us into its values. We also talked about how easily we buy into the values of our secular culture – its work rhythms, its suburban lifestyles, its consumer patterns – and then living our Christianity over the top without questioning the highly flawed values on which our lives are grounded or trying to decode them.
One of the students in our Tabor Intensive here in Adelaide just made us aware of this sobering and challenging DVD – The Corporation that I would heartily recommend. You can download it in sections from the web or purchase it online as well.
Another great resource we have talked about this morning is Mark Sayer’s The trouble with Paris: Following Jesus in a World of Plastic Promises. This is one of the best resources for critiquing the consumer culture from a Christian perspective that Tom & I have come across. It also comes in a DVD study version which we have not seen but have been told by our students is excellent.
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Every Christian’s struggle, yes. Looks like a very good resource.
I’d love to pass the you Tube video on. May I? If so, how?
If you click on the You Tube symbol it will take you to the video and where you can directly link to it.
I had heard of this documentary. I am going to see if Netflix has it. Thanks for the reminder. Now that I’ve seen the trailer, I want to see it.
We’ve been using this film in our DTS here for some time. It is a critical resource that should be viewed by all. Glad to see you found it!
Peace,
Jamie
Jamie,
trust a Canadian to know about this when those of us who live in the US do not