 | Blessed Are the Consumers In this timely book, Sallie McFague recalls her readers to the practices of restraint. In a world bent on consumption it is imperative that people of religious faith realize the significant role they play in advocating for the earth, and a more humane life for all. The root of restraint, she argues, rests in the ancient Christian notion of Kenosis, or self-emptying. By introducing Kenosis through the life stories of John Woolman, Simone Weil, and Dorothy Day, McFague brings a powerful theological concept to bear in a winsome and readable way. For decades, Sallie McFague has lent her voice and her theological imagination to addressing and advocating for the most important issues of our time. In doing so, she has influenced an entire generation, and empowered countless people in their efforts to put religion in the service of meeting human needs in difficult times. Before her death in 2019, Sallie McFague was Distinguished Theologian in Residence at the Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prior to that she was Carpenter Professor of Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School, where she taught for thirty years. Among her many influential works, all from Fortress Press, are Blessed Are the Consumers (2013), Life Abundant (2000), and The Body of God (1993). |
