Tag: anomie
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Big Sort: Lifestyle
(Link to Part 8) In the early twentieth century, sociologist Emil Durkheim described traditional culture as “mechanical solidarity.” Like pieces of a machine, the parts were interchangeable. Everyone did similar work, shared similar values, and lived in stable, relatively isolated communities. Bill Bishop draws on the image of the Borg from Star Trek: The Next…
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Theology and Economics: Fall Implications
Background Genesis 3 records Adam and Eve’s rebellion against God. They succumbed to the temptation to place themselves at the center of their world and make themselves the moral authority. The irony was that they became much less in seeking to become more than they were. Adam and Eve’s actions destroyed shalom (i.e., Absence of…