THE VICE OF LUXURY

       CONTENTS

         Introduction: Why luxury?

PART I

1    Luxury in history: a brief survey

2   The neglected vice: how luxury degrades us, our work, and our communities

3   Neglected sacramentality: why luxury blocks a spirituality of our material goods

4   Neglecting positionality: why luxury does not necessarily help the economy

PART II

5   Luxury defined

6   Luxury and social context: who has more than enough? 7

7   Luxury and necessity: what is enough? 8

8   Luxury and sacrament: what is beyond enough?

 Conclusion: Resisting with Discipline, Responding with Hope