Introduction; Part I. Spirits of Capitalism and the Commodification of the Soul: 1. The closed circle: Marxism, Christianity and the 'end of history'; 2. Religion and the 'enterprise culture': the British experience from Thatcher to Blair (1979–99); 3. Power and empowerment: New Age managers and the dialects of modernity/postmodernity; 4. The end of the university and the last academic?; Part II. Theology and Power in the Matrix of Modernity/Postmodernity: 5. Lord, bondsman, and churchman: integrity, identity and power in Anglicanism; 6. Ruling the body: the care of souls in a managerial church; 7. Theology and the social sciences; Part III. Religion and Social Science: Identity, Globalisation and the Transmutations of the Religious Field: 8. The souls of Europe: identity, religion and theology; 9. Globalized religion: the Parliament of the World's Religions (Chicago 1993) in theoretical perspective; 10. Time, virtuality and the goddess: transmutations of the religious field; Conclusion: 11. Identity as vocation: the prospect for religion.
Richard Roberts explores the religious consequences of the imposition of managerial modernity upon successive sectors of society.
Richard Roberts is Professor of Religious Studies at Lancaster University. He has not shrunk from controversy and is known among senior British academic figures for his pursuit of a consistently critical line against the managerialisation and bureaucratisation of both universities and churches. His publications include Hope and its Hieroglyph: A Critical Decipherment of Ernst Bloch's 'Principle of Hope' (1990), A Theology on its Way: Essays on Karl Barth (1992), The Recovery of Rhetoric: Persuasive Discourse and Disciplinarity in the Human Sciences (co-edited with J. M. M. Good, 1993), Religion and the Transformations of Capitalism: Comparative Approaches (editor, 1995), Nature Religion Today: Paganism in the Modern World (co-edited with Jo Pearson and Geoffrey Samuel, 1998), and Time and Value (co-edited with Scott Lash and Andrew Quick, 1998).
'Religion, Theology and the Human Sciences is a highly original ... and important collection: original in its clarity ... important as a substantial contribution to debates that have hardly begun at this level of intellectual intensity'. Times Literary Supplement '... an exciting ... collection of essays written during 1989-99. Highly personal, intellectual and humane, these reflections read as an integrated volume and challenge the reader in a deeply ethical way.' Theology '... a very well-integrated collection of essays ... The book is both a stimulant and a guide to the exploration of many issues that we all need to address, hopefully with the same trenchancy found in these essays, if there is to be salvation for humankind.' Crucible '... [the] combination of intellectual rigor and uncompromising moral purpose makes this difficult, timely book well worth reading.' Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology 'This book is essential not only for what it says, but also for how it says it. Richard Roberts accomplishes a masterful demonstration ... With a rigour that has become so rare as to surprise when encountered again, but also with passionate personal involvement, this is a book that enriches in every way.' Organisation Reviews '... up-do-date enlightenment and a challenge. I particularly valued the chapter on The Souls of Europe.' The Herald (Glasgow)
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