Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age

Finding those points where theological ethics & economics intersect. A work of @jcfjustice

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

@BenSwihart @kevinhargaden I only saw this now Ben. My apologies! I would absolutely be interested, though I always struggle when it comes to radicality! Can you hit me up at my work email? [email protected]

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

The economist, @JaminSpeer, featured Kevin Hargaden and some of the ideas developed in Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age in his latest email dispatch: https://t.co/SSk8TfDmCR

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

A lot of centrist commentators claim not to understand what neoliberalism is, insisting it is nothing but an empty slur. It's a clearly delineated economic school that migrated into politics and reshaped our world. Yes it's misused but its history + policies are entirely legible.

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

@kevinhargaden @wipfandstock might be interested in retweeting this?

[Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty @ehinsonhasty]

My first review for Irish Theological Quarterly. Looking forward to digging into this book!

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

I would read the heck out of a book about this.

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

Over 10,000 (officially) homeless people in Ireland. Someone please walk the execs at AirBnB through the numbers on how many nights residents of Dublin have spent without a home and we can consider again whether slightly cheaper holidays are worth it https://t.co/JODCme24wj

[Daniel Rempel @danremps]

FYI I was reminded of this reading @kevinhargaden’s account of Barth‘s interpretation of the parables in @EthicsAge.

[Daniel Rempel @danremps]

Have I told you guys that I really like Karl Barth?

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

Quick reminder for those in the back: Your #notredame hot-takes that piously ask us to imagine "what a billion would do for South Sudan and Congo" feeds into the belief of scarcity and competition that are the underlying machinery of the dynamics that destroy Sudan and Congo.

[Nicholas Shaxson @nickshaxson]

Ahhh, Ireland, land of song and literature and charm and prosperity and green fields
https://t.co/e0SCPDWpzA

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

Go work for one of the best theology faculties in the world: https://t.co/d6j392caov

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

@DamianFJackson I'm saying at least that and suspect we can say more. The "compromise" that we easily fall into lamenting is compromise only with ourselves (we want to live up to the ideals but settle for prosperity), which makes sense because we want to be autonomous above all else.

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

A recent review of @ethicsage in an Irish pastoral journey closes by rejecting the call to lives woven closer through Christian worship by saying "In truth most of us live lives of compromise."

This is a standard evasion and it is interesting because it exactly misdescribes life

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

If, instead, you pretend that the only real world is the world where your private property claims have extreme purchase over all other uses, then the exact thing you are avoiding is the awkward compromise demanded by someone else in need.

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

If you commit to living in a community where others can assert that their need outweighs your comfort and that your private possessions are permeable based on your neighbour's circumstances, *that* is a life dedicated to compromise.

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

"Tender is the day the demons go away/ Lord I need to find someone who can heal my mind" #teamblur

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

A key aspect of the fourth chapter of Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age is that neoliberal policy seeks to stifle protest. Delighted to see a figure as significant as @GeorgeMonbiot making that point so clearly: https://t.co/IQKUtrjBkR

[Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age @EthicsAge]

Spend your life insisting that policy should be driven by informed self-interest but then deny your self-interest informs your policies: This interview is a test-tube sample of how neoliberal politicians eat your cake and keep their own.