Consumismo e práxis cristã: uma perspectiva teológica

Abstract

Initially this paper proposes to present the global reality of consumerism, as well as some of its implications. Contemporary society is increasingly immersed in a reality of selfishness and self-satisfaction based on consumption, in its most diverse forms, from goods to other people. Faced with this reality, Theology and, more specifically, Catholic Christianity, can shed light on the subject from the contents of faith present in Sacred Scripture, Tradition and Magisterium, having as a center the figure of Jesus Christ and his project of the Kingdom God's. Such teachings are not only in the field of theory, but are possible to apply by individuals who wish to do so. Thus, a critical view of reality is proposed, helping to understand the problem and its consequences, as well as presenting possibilities of how the human being can freely overcome this vicious process and begin his journey in a virtuous way