Paul suggests that we ought not be surprised by abominations flowing forth from those of a “debased mind” (Rom. 1:28). Yet idolatry can also be more subtle, like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Kristine Culp has described the almost indiscernible presence of idolatry in contemporary global culture: In our day any sense of the glory of God is already shaped by the mediation of a market economy (as it would be mediated by any economy) and, almost inevitably, becomes entangled with the market’s cultivation
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