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About Religion: Economies of Faith in Virtual Cultureby Mark C. TaylorISBN 0226791629 (0-226-79162-9)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Altarityby Mark C. TaylorISBN 0226791386 (0-226-79138-6)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Confidence Games: Money and Markets in a World Without Redemptionby Mark C. TaylorISBN 0226791688 (0-226-79168-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Confidence Games: Money and Markets in a World Without Redemption'Book summary:Awash in a sea of data that seems to have no meaning and bombarded by images and sounds transmitted from around the globe 24/7, people are no longer sure what is real and what is fake. Artists recycle ads in their paintings and businesses use images of artists in their ads; politicians mount campaigns based on hit films; and bankers make billions trading incomprehensible financial products backed by nothing more than abstract figures and signs.
In Confidence Games, Mark C. Taylor considers the implications of these developments for our digital and increasingly virtual economy. According to Taylor, money and markets do not exist in a vacuum but grow in a profoundly cultural medium, reflecting and in turn shaping their world. To understand the recent changes in our economy, it is not enough to analyze the impact of politics and technologyone must consider the influence of art, philosophy, and religion as well.
Bringing John Calvin, G. W. F. Hegel, and Adam Smith to Wall Street by way of Las Vegas, Taylor first explores the historical and psychological origins of money, the importance of religious beliefs and practices for the emergence of markets, and the unexpected role of religion and art in the classical understanding of economics. He then moves to an account of economic developments during the past four decades, exploring the dawn of our new information age, the growing virtuality of money and markets, and the complexity of the networks by which monetary value is now negotiated.
Returning full circle to a version of the market first proposed by Adam Smith when he used theology and aesthetics to rethink economics, Confidence Games closes with a plea for a conception of life that embraces uncertainty and insecurity as signs of the openness of the future. Like religion and economics, life is a confidence game in which the challenge is not to find redemption but to learn to live without it.[via]"Before the global credit system began its collapse in 2007, Mark Taylor had connected the dots between increasingly complex financial instruments and larger cultural forces. Anyone who wants to understand the disappearing foundation of our financial markets needs to read this book immediately."Michael Lewitt, editor, The HCM Market Letter
Beyond simply dealing with money and markets, Confidence Games is a fascinating and wide-ranging tour of modern and postmodern ideas and conditions from Aristotle to Nietzsche, from Wall Street to Las Vegas. Craig Bay, Journal of Markets & MoralityMore editions of Confidence Games: Money and Markets in a World Without Redemption:
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Critical Terms for Religious Studiesby Mark C. TaylorISBN 0226791572 (0-226-79157-2)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Critical Terms for Religious Studies'Book summary:A century that began with modernism sweeping across Europe is ending with a remarkable resurgence of religious beliefs and practices throughout the world. Wherever one looks today, from headlines about political turmoil in the Middle East to pop music and videos, one cannot escape the pivotal role of religious beliefs and practices in shaping selves, societies, and cultures.[via]
Following in the very successful tradition of Critical Terms for Literary Studies and Critical Terms for Art History, this book attempts to provide a revitalized, self-aware vocabulary with which this bewildering religious diversity can be accurately described and responsibly discussed. Leading scholars working in a variety of traditions demonstrate through their incisive discussions that even our most basic terms for understanding religion are not neutral but carry specific historical and conceptual freight.
These essays adopt the approach that has won this book's predecessors such widespread acclaim: each provides a concise history of a critical term, explores the issues raised by the term, and puts the term to use in an analysis of a religious work, practice, or event. Moving across Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Native American and Mayan religions, contributors explore terms ranging from experience, territory, and image, to God, sacrifice, and transgression.
The result is an essential reference that will reshape the field of religious studies and transform the way in which religion is understood by scholars from all disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, gender studies, and literary studies.More editions of Critical Terms for Religious Studies:
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Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophyby Mark C. TaylorISBN 0226791408 (0-226-79140-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy'Book summary:"There is no rigorous and effective deconstruction without the faithful memory of philosophies and literatures, without the respectful and competent reading of texts of the past, as well as singular works of our own time. Deconstruction is also a certain thinking about tradition and context. Mark Taylor evokes this with great clarity in the course of a remarkable introduction. He reconstitutes a set of premises without which no deconstruction could have seen the light of day." Jacques Derrida[via]
"This invaluable philosophical sampler brings together many of the threads out of which deconstruction is woven. taylor's anthology does not make deconstruction easy; much more usefully, it provides a meticulous guide to the sources and significance of the difficulties. Barbara E. Johnson
"The book will be of great value as a set of readings with authoritative explanation for all those interested in the current relations of literature and philosophy. It is the best book of its kind I know. J. Hillis Miller, Yale UniversityMore editions of Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy:
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Erring: A Postmodern A/Theologyby Mark C. TaylorISBN 0226791424 (0-226-79142-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Erring: A Postmodern A/Theology'Book summary:"Erring is a thoughtful, often brilliant attempt to describe and enact what remains of (and for) theology in the wake of deconstruction. Drawing on Hegel, Nietzsche, Derrida, and others, Mark Taylor extendsand goes well beyondpioneering efforts. . . . The result is a major book, comprehensive and well-informed."G. Douglas Atkins, Philosophy and Literature[via]
"Many have felt the need for a study which would explicate in coherent and accessible fashion the principal tenets of deconstruction, with particular attention to their theological implications. This need the author has addressed in a most impressive manner. The book's effect upon contemporary discussion is apt to be, and deserves to be, far-reaching."Walter Lowe, Journal of ReligionMore editions of Erring: A Postmodern A/Theology:
Hidingby Mark C. TaylorISBN 0226791599 (0-226-79159-9)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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