Materialism and the Idol of Security

"Our lies are the correlate of our materialism, for both our materialism and our self-deceit are our attempts to deal with our insecurity, our finitude by taking matters into our own hands. Luther called security the ultimate idol. And we have shown, time and again, our willingness to exchange anything - family, health, church, truth - for a taste of security."

Stanley Hauerwas, Resident Aliens p. 131