Renee Zou's challenging article provokes the reader to consider why we buy the things we do. Consumerism in itself is not bad, indeed it is necessary for humans to engage relationally and purchase items and skills that we do not have but which we need.
"A 2021 study found that the average consumer throws away over 300kg of the food we buy,[1]mainly due to excessive purchases; we upgrade our phones before they break; the average Australian purchases more than fifty items of clothing per year.[2] We are producing, consuming, and throwing away more than our Earth and its resources can handle."A 2021 study found that the average consumer throws away over 300kg of the food we buy,[1]mainly due to excessive purchases; we upgrade our phones before they break; the average Australian purchases more than fifty items of clothing per year.[2] We are producing, consuming, and throwing away more than our Earth and its resources can handle.
Does the Christian gospel impact the ways we do—and do not—consume?"
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