The rise of consumerism in the period following the Second World War, which has been accompanied by an ever growing and globalizing media sphere, has contributed to a reshaping of religion. In this chapter, I analyze the relationship between New Monasticism – conceived after the Vatican Council II as a new form of traditional monasticism – and contemporary consumer society. I argue that the processes of renewal in monasticism, especially New Monasticism, have been shaped by contemporary social and cultural changes which are driven by the all-pervasive influence of capitalist market dynamics.
The Paradoxes of New Monasticism in Consumer Society
PALMISANO, Stefania
2013-01-01
Abstract
The rise of consumerism in the period following the Second World War, which has been accompanied by an ever growing and globalizing media sphere, has contributed to a reshaping of religion. In this chapter, I analyze the relationship between New Monasticism – conceived after the Vatican Council II as a new form of traditional monasticism – and contemporary consumer society. I argue that the processes of renewal in monasticism, especially New Monasticism, have been shaped by contemporary social and cultural changes which are driven by the all-pervasive influence of capitalist market dynamics.
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