<DIV>Should Christians be for or against the free market? For or against globalization? How are we to live in a world of scarcity? William Cavanaugh uses Christian resources to incisively address basic economic matters -- the free market, consumer culture, globalization, and scarcity -- arguing that we should not just accept these as givens but should instead change the terms of the debate.<br style="color: rgb(57, 49, 19); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(248, 245, 238);" /><br style="color: rgb(57, 49, 19); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(248, 245, 238);" />Among other things, Cavanaugh discusses how God, in the Eucharist, forms us to consume and be consumed rightly. Examining pathologies of desire in contemporary "free market" economies, <I>Being Consumed</I> puts forth a positive and inspiring vision of how the body of Christ can engage in economic alternatives. At every turn, Cavanaugh illustrates his theological analysis with concrete examples of Christian economic practices.<br style="color: rgb(57, 49, 19); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(248, 245, 238);" /></DIV>