Teologi dan Budaya Populer: Gaya Hidup Modern (Konsumerisme)

Abstract

It is undeniable that God's people as members of the church are trapped in a culture of consumerism and it affects the development and growth of their faith. Even by him the culture of consumerism has also penetrated the life of the church. The purpose of this paper is to understand the lifestyle of consumerism and how the Bible views that culture. The method used is qualitative which results in the fact that the church must fulfil its vocation as salt and light of the world, for that it is necessary to take strategic steps to deal with the culture of consumerism. That the church must have a critical response to existing problems, including the problem of consumerism.