Wesley and TJ talked with Dr. Ray Rooney, pastor and editor of The Stand, about consumerism in the church in the previous episode, but this time they are bringing the idea even closer to home and focusing on what happens when Christians internalize a consumerist theology and bring it before God. For most Christians in America, it is an unknown sin that must be dealt with. The trio discusses how to identify, repent, and turn away from it.
Suggested Resources:
Wrestling with the Goodness of Capitalism
The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity by Skye Jethani
Branch Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age by Tyler Wigg Stevenson
Consuming Religion: Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture by Vincent J. Miller
Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism by James Twitchell
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church...and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnaman
