The i-zation of Society, Religion, and Neoliberal Post-Secularism
This book explores the elective affinity of religion and post-secularism with neoliberalism. With the help of digital capitalism, neoliberalism dominates, more and more, all aspects of life, and religion is not left unaffected. While some faith groups are
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The i-zation of Society, Religion, and Neoliberal Post-Secularism
The i-zation of Society, Religion, and Neoliberal Post-Secularism
Adam Possamai
The i-zation of Society, Religion, and Neoliberal Post-Secularism
Adam Possamai Western Sydney University Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ISBN 978-981-10-5941-4 ISBN 978-981-10-5942-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-5942-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017954990 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration © Thom Gourley/Flatbread Images, LLC / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface
Neoliberalism dominates, more and more, all aspects of life, and religion is not left unaffected. While some faith groups are embracing this hegemony, and others are simply following the signs of the times, changes have been so significant that religion is no longer what it used to be. In an attempt to understand this process of change, this book addresses various critical theorists in order to shed light on broader social and cultural changes that affect religion. One of these theorists is Fredric Jameson, who claimed in his classic work that at the end of the twentieth century we faced the third phase of capitalism—late capitalism, the world space of multinational capital. Around the same time, George Ritzer wrote about the ‘McDonaldization’ of society, which refers to the permeation (as referred to by Max Weber) of rational bureaucracy into our everyday lives. This book argues that we are now in a fourth stage of capitalism—sited in the digital space of ‘deterritorialized’
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