Andrew Blosser
Biographic Data
| ID | 9527748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Blosser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Blosser |
| SIGNATURE | BLOSSER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Marquette University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6806-421X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How the Wealthy Became the New Clergy
Thomas Piketty argues that the decline of the clerical class in early modern Europe led to a “void” in societal consciousness. Moderns subsequently filled this void by the sacralization of private property, precipitating the current popular acceptance of chasmic wealth disparities. This essay adapts and revises Piketty’s thesis by framing it within the Lockean natural rights tradition and Catholic social teaching (CST). For both Locke and CST, pr…
On Helping One’s Neighbor
Does Idolatry Harm Your Neighbor? A Veblenian Approach to the Ethics of the Prophets
Biblical prophetic writings display an unexplained interweaving of anti-idolatry themes with social justice themes. This article offers a link between these ethical foci by appealing to Thorstein Veblen's philosophical economics. Veblen and his more recent followers such as Fred Hirsch argue that upper classes glorify valueless expenditures and activities (conspicuous consumption and leisure) as a means of signaling predatory status. Veblen furth…
The Concept of Sacramental Goods
Liturgy invites participants to partake in spiritual goods that are also economic commodities. This article explores the liturgical significance of these commodities through the lens of Veblenian thought. Thorstein Veblen argues that consumption of positional or inherently limited goods signifies predatory status, and that liturgy similarly uses such resources to depict God as a predator. Addressing Veblen's analysis of liturgy, Paul's explanatio…
The Church Fathers and the Ethics of Propaganda
Although religious ethicists commonly assess the content of public communication to determine its merits, this article argues that the style and techniques of communication deserve similar analysis. Propaganda often employs rhetorical techniques that impress the recipient through persuasive sleight-of-hand or emotional appeal. Drawing on the church fathers’ suspicion of classical rhetoric, as well as Augustine's guarded defense of a specific type…
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The Church Fathers and the Ethics of Propaganda
Although religious ethicists commonly assess the content of public communication to determine its merits, this article argues that the style and techniques of communication deserve similar analysis. Propaganda often employs rhetorical techniques that impress the recipient through persuasive sleight-of-hand or emotional appeal. Drawing on the church fathers’ suspicion of classical rhetoric, as well as Augustine's guarded defense of a specific type…
Does Idolatry Harm Your Neighbor? A Veblenian Approach to the Ethics of the Prophets
Biblical prophetic writings display an unexplained interweaving of anti-idolatry themes with social justice themes. This article offers a link between these ethical foci by appealing to Thorstein Veblen's philosophical economics. Veblen and his more recent followers such as Fred Hirsch argue that upper classes glorify valueless expenditures and activities (conspicuous consumption and leisure) as a means of signaling predatory status. Veblen furth…
The Concept of Sacramental Goods
Liturgy invites participants to partake in spiritual goods that are also economic commodities. This article explores the liturgical significance of these commodities through the lens of Veblenian thought. Thorstein Veblen argues that consumption of positional or inherently limited goods signifies predatory status, and that liturgy similarly uses such resources to depict God as a predator. Addressing Veblen's analysis of liturgy, Paul's explanatio…
On Helping One’s Neighbor
How the Wealthy Became the New Clergy
Thomas Piketty argues that the decline of the clerical class in early modern Europe led to a “void” in societal consciousness. Moderns subsequently filled this void by the sacralization of private property, precipitating the current popular acceptance of chasmic wealth disparities. This essay adapts and revises Piketty’s thesis by framing it within the Lockean natural rights tradition and Catholic social teaching (CST). For both Locke and CST, pr…
Aesthetics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Liturgy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works) · Veblen good (2 works)