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r207tm73278	Peter Mundey	American Christianity & Consumerism: Understanding the Relationship Between Christian Economic Culture and Secular Consumer Culture	2014		.txt	text/plain	187	6	13	I argue that that mainstream American Christianity is multi-vocal regarding consumerism, but the most widely accepted voices prop up the consumerist regime by dualistically compartmentalizing some aspects of economic life from religion—especially point-of-purchase situations—promoting unfettered consumerism through the prosperity gospel, and by encouraging prudent consumerism through a gospel of fiscal responsibility. This study examines the relationship between two influential moral orders in American culture: Christianity and consumerism.	cache/r207tm73278.txt	txt/r207tm73278.txt