Peer review by Matthew Higby

Seeing an article that included a reference about Christianity and consumer culture immediately caught my eye. Jude wrote a reflection on the Culture lecture and explained being overall inspired. I found Jude to be periodically asking questions which gave the essay a more philosophical approach. It was interesting to see the use of research from law professors containing fashion being characterized by “differentiation” and “flocking” which is quite the paradox. I was hoping that eventually these questions would lead to a conversation, but I found that was not the case and the essay did not try and answer the questions asked. I was also unable to locate where the actual reference from “Why Christianity Could Be Killing Your Faith” was. It would have been great to hear more of her opinion on the subject of how she personally projects sustainability into her life since she spoke of how she has previously based projects off the issue. I appreciated the direct evidence from the Culture lecture and Jude’s bravery to speak of how she was ignorant to some of the holes in the fashion industry. Hearing Jude’s voice protrude through the screen was another reason why I chose to review the piece. I enjoyed seeing the self-analyzation that Jude gave herself whilst writing the piece which contributed to her voice being present. I decided that I would read her reference and see the correlation for myself. I found the author of the article also used questions in his work similar to Jude’s. I found the message of us having the right to choose everything quite humbling. The self-analyzation in Jude’s work was so strong that now I began to do the same with this review as I realized how grateful I was to be able to choose everything. Although Jude’s piece had its flaws as every essay does, it was a great piece to read and included a captivating figure which was incorporated very well. Seeing how religion and the fashion industry are included in a majority of people in the world, it restored my faith that Jude would write a piece including this information and I would love to know Jude’s personal take on faith and consumerism because it is a very interesting topic that I have found only brought up less than a handful of times.