{"product_id":"on-consumer-culture-identity-the-mark-clavier-9781501330919","title":"On Consumer Culture, Identity, the Church and the Rhetorics of Delight","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Reading Augustine series presents short, engaging books offering personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo's contributions to western philosophical, literary, and religious life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMark Clavier's \u003ci\u003eOn Consumer Culture, Identity, The Church and the Rhetorics of Delight\u003c\/i\u003e draws on Augustine of Hippo to provide a theological explanation for the success of marketing and consumer culture. Augustine's thought, rooted in rhetorical theory, presents a brilliant understanding of the experiences of damnation and salvation that takes seriously the often hidden psychology of human motivation. Clavier examines how Augustine's keen insight into the power of delight over personal notions of freedom and self-identity can be used to shed light on how the constant lure of promised happiness shapes our identities as consumers. From Augustine's perspective, it is only by addressing the sources of delight within consumerism and by rediscovering the wellsprings of God's delight that we can effectively challenge consumer culture. To an age awash with commercial rhetoric, the fifth-century Bishop of Hippo offers a theological rhetoric that is surprisingly contemporary and insightful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Clavier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501330918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501330919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Mark Clavier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088463278335,"sku":"9781501330919","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4c2c7eb-36f2-4c1f-b449-07fe19c54034.jpg?v=1769104937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-consumer-culture-identity-the-mark-clavier-9781501330919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}