No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future
"For such a time as this, when financial markets are crashing, real estate bubbles bursting, and job security disappearing, Rieger gives us a book that reveals the consequences of placing blind faith in capitalism. Not only does he boldly critique the lsquo;free market’, but he suggests alternatives that are more humane and more liberating for the dispossessed. A must read for all who seek the link between religion and economics." --Miguel A. De La Torre, Associate Professor of Social Ethics, Iliff School of Theology, Denver"The time is long past for European and U.S. theologians to engage the crisis of current market economies. Theologian Rieger inNo Rising Tidechallenges the market's own fetishes and belief structure, criticizes Christian theology for its complicity in underwriting our economic crisis, but then also mints theology anew for a Christian practice of economic justice. Rieger's book is where Christian theological reflection on the economy must now begin." --Mark Lewis Taylor, Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Theology and Culture, Princeton Theological Seminary"Joerg Rieger uses the occasion of the present financial crisis to remind us once again that the religion that controls most human history at present is devoted to the market rather than to the father of Jesus Christ. He shows how far we who call ourselves Christians have been sucked into the orbit of worship of this God. May his call to repentance be widely heard." --John B. Cobb Jr., Professor Emeritus of Theology, Claremont School of Theology