ABSTRACT
It is a truism to say that every generation believes that it lives in an age of significant change and upheaval of one kind or another. This chapter seeks to map corrosion of character both in society and in the church. The dominant foundational paradigm of the New Capitalism has been that of economic growth. Phillip Blond's analysis is significant as it places contemporary society at a tension between a foundationalism that has not worked and is discredited, and a nihilism that is soul-destroying and demeaning of human life. One of the victories of free-market foundationalism has been its influence on the auditing mechanisms employed in a wide variety of contexts in society — vast amounts of statistical data are produced while the destruction of social cohesion is ignored. Finally, the chapter examines the influence and effect of the New Capitalism on the church is through the uncritical adoption of a culture of managerialism.
