The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals, and the Modern World by Blosser, Andrew

The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals, and the Modern World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781626985025)

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The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals, and the Modern World by Blosser, Andrew

The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals, and the Modern World

$26.00
The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals, and the Modern World by Blosser, Andrew

The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals, and the Modern World

$26.00
Format: Paperback
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This book explores the theological and moral significance of practices once familiar to many Christians and Jews, such as Sabbath, vigil-keeping, Shmita (the sabbatical year for the land), and fiesta in relation to the twenty-first century economy. Blosser draws primarily on the Christian theologian, Jurgen Moltmann, and the prominent rabbi and religious thinker, Abraham Joshua Heschel in making the argument that humanity's obsession with material production has led to three interrelated evils: the exploitation of workers, status anxiety among the middle and upper-classes, and climate change. Blosser's proposed solution includes returning to "rituals of inoperativity" that will help us "change our understanding of what it means to be human."

Author: Andrew Blosser
ISBN-10: 1626985022
ISBN-13: 9781626985025
Publisher: Orbis Books
Language: English
Published: 03/02/2023
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.35w x 0.47d
By Andrew Blosser
By Andrew Blosser
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Andrew Blosser has taught religion and ethics at Carthage College and Loyola University Chicago. He is currently visiting assistant professor in the theology department at Marquette University. While completing his PhD in theology at Loyola University Chicago, Blosser worked as a minister and advocate for the homeless community in Chicago.

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