Mathew Guest - What is neoliberalism and how is it impacting the church?

What is neoliberalism and what are the assumptions behind it? How does language of individualism, competition and commodities find its way into the church? What signs might we see of a church swimming with the neoliberal tide? What are the ethical questions raised by a church adopting free market values? In this episode we are talking to Professor Mathew Guest. Mathew is Professor in the Sociology of Religion and Head of the Department of Theology and Religion here in Durham University. His recently published book is titled: "Neoliberal Religion: Faith and Power in the Twenty-first Century".

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Mathew Guest - What is neoliberalism and how is it impacting the church? is an episode from Talking Theology by Cranmer Hall, Durham.

This episode is 30:33 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2023.

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