The One True Religion: Marketism
On November 24, Providence will host its annual Provf Talks which are a series of short lectures put on by the faculty of Providence UC modeled after the popular TED talks. One of the lectures, delivered by a member of the Business Faculty is entitled "The Christian Case for Capitalism." This appears as nothing less than a theological exegesis and rationale for the current "strategic moves" Providence has recently made with the launch of their Buller Business School and Impact 2020. If the literature is to believed, this new addition to the academic offerings of Providence UC will amount to nothing less than the securing of the future success of the school as it moves to a position of pre-eminence on the Canadian academic landscape. But Providence is a Christ-centered institution. Having attended there for the better part of a decade now, it would seem that there is indeed something to the claim that Jesus is central to the life and work of this institution. So ...