Christian Perspectives on Wealth, Poverty, and Environmental Stewardship, Study notes of Economics

Download Christian Perspectives on Wealth, Poverty, and Environmental Stewardship and more Study notes Economics in PDF only on Docsity! Resources for Practicing the King’s Economy Worship Key Advent Conspiracy adventconspiracy.org In 2006, 5 pastors decided to do Christmas differently. They called it the Advent Conspiracy, and came up with four tenets— Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, Love All—to guide themselves, their families, and congregations through their season of preparation for Christmas. Christians in an Age of Wealth By Craig L Blomberg In this book, Craig Blomberg addresses the tough questions about the place and purpose of wealth and material possessions in a Christian’s life. He points to the goodness of wealth, as God originally designed it, but also surveys the Bible’s many warnings against making an idol out of money. Counterfeit Gods By Timothy Keller This book shows how a proper understanding of the Bible reveals the unvarnished truth about societal ideals and our own hearts. This powerful message cements Keller’s reputation as a critical thinker and pastor and comes at a crucial time—for both the faithful and the skeptical. Generous Giving generousgiving.org Founded in 2000 by The Maclellan Foundation, Generous Giving’s mission is to spread the biblical message of generosity in order to grow generous givers among those entrusted with much. God Dwells Among Us By G.K. Beale and Kim Mitchell From Eden to the new Jerusalem, we are God’s temple on the earth in our day, the firstfruits of the new creation. God has always desired to dwell among us; now the church must follow its missional call to extend the borders of God’s Kingdom and take His presence to the ends of the earth. God So Loved, He Gave By Kelly M. Kapic with Justin Borger The gospel is shaped by giving: God’s generosity buys us out of bondage and brings us into all the blessings of belonging. But the good news is not only that God has made us to be recipients of His grace but also participants in the movement of His divine justice and generosity! Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence By Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert This book applies the principles of When Helping Hurts, serving as a practical guidebook for church staff, deacons, or volunteers who work with low-income people. With stories, forms, and online tools for your church to use, this book equips you to walk alongside the materially poor in humble relationships. Liturgy of the Ordinary By Tish Harrison Warren In the overlooked moments and routines of our day, we can become aware of God’s presence in surprising ways. How do we embrace the sacred in the ordinary and the ordinary in the sacred? Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger By Ron J. Sider In this new look at an age-old problem, the author offers not only a detailed explanation of the causes, but also a comprehensive series of practical solutions, in the hopes that Christians like him will choose to make a difference. When Helping Hurts By Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert Discover how to effectively help low-income people, moving beyond good intentions to lasting change. You Are What You Love By James K.A. Smith This book shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Community Key Dream With Me By John M. Perkins Perkins shows us that, though the fight is not over, there are many reasons to hope and to carry on the good work he and his contemporaries began more than a generation ago. He calls us to work for justice by living out God’s redemptive love in all of our relationships. From Brokenness to Community By Jean Vanier The text in this book originated as two lectures given by Jean Vanier at Harvard University in 1988. He speaks eloquently of the lessons he has learned from the disabled adults he serves at his community in France and at other houses. He speaks of his own healing and his own need for people. He speaks of the power of belonging and how it satisfies the deepest needs in people. The Chalmers Center chalmers.org The Chalmers Center’s mission is to equip churches to walk alongside people who are poor, breaking the spiritual, social, and material bonds of poverty. They offer tools to help you discover a better way to love the poor, equip you to serve effectively, and gain the skills and courage you need to start helping. Making Mondragon By William Foote Whyte Making Mondragón is a groundbreaking look at the history of worker ownership in the Spanish cooperative. First published in 1988, it remains the best source for those looking to glean a rich body of ideas for potential adaptation and implementation elsewhere from Mondragón’s long and varied experience. Collective Courage By Jessica Gordon Nembhard In Collective Courage, Jessica Gordon Nembhard chronicles African American cooperative business ownership and its place in the movements for Black civil rights and economic equality. Creation Key Let Creation Rejoice By Jonathan A. Moo and Robert S. White The Bible is bathed with images of God caring for His creation in all its complexity. There ought to be something radically distinctive about our attitude and approach to environmental threats. Moo and White therefore reflect on the difference the Bible’s vision of the future of all of creation makes. Tearfund tearfund.org Tearfund is ramping up their work, including their creation care efforts, in the United States. They root their environmental concerns in both Scripture and care for people and creation. USA A Rocha arocha.us A Rocha is an international family of Christian conservation organizations. Our mission is restoring both people and places through collaborative, community-based conservation. Tilth Alliance seattletilth.org Tilth Alliance exists to build an ecologically sound, economically viable and socially equitable food system. Renewal renewingcreation.org Renewal is a Christ-centered student creation care network that strives to inspire, connect and equip college students in their sustainability efforts. Plant with Purpose plantwithpurpose.org A US-based development organization doing excellent development work around the world. They offer curricula for church use. Micah Challenge USA micahchallengeusa.org This evangelical, justice-oriented organization has recently begun working on environmental issues in the context of justice. Their small group study Live Justly includes environmental issues in its second edition. The Faraday Institute of Science and Religion faradayinstitute.org This interdisciplinary research enterprise is based at S. Edmund’s College, Cambridge. In addition to academic research, the Institute engages in the public understanding of science and religion. You’ll find free lectures and papers from Christian scholars on their website. Energy For the Mission energyformission.org A new organization that helps churches, colleges, and Christian businesses with energy stewardship, with the expressed goal of dedicating financial savings from energy efficiency to common-good projects. Care of Creation careofcreation.net The mission of Care of Creation “is to pursue a God-centered response to environmental challenges that brings glory to the Creator, advances the cause of Christ, and leads to a transformation of the people and the land that sustains them.” Blessed Earth blessedearth.org An educational nonprofit that provides creation care resources for churches and schools. Au Sable ausable.org The Au Sable Institute “offers environmental science programs for students and adults of all ages.” What Matters? Economics for a Renewed Commonwealth By Wendell Berry For this collection, Berry offers essays from the last twenty-five years, alongside new essays about the recent economic collapse, including “Money Versus Goods” and “Faustian Economics,” treatises of great alarm and courage. Living With Other Creatures By Richard Bauckham Going beyond Old Testament human dominion, Living with Other Creatures consults scripture in its entirety and includes Jesus’ perspectives on creation, novel approaches to reading the gospels, and some of the most well-known “ecologists” throughout Christian history. The Bible and Ecology By Richard Buckram Richard Bauckham embarks on a biblical investigation into the relationship between human beings and the rest of creation. Bauckham argues that there is much more to the Bible’s understanding of this relationship than the mandate of human dominion given in Genesis 1. Rest Key Living in the Sabbath By Norman Wirzba Our traditional understanding of Sabbath observance is resting from our otherwise harried lives one day a week. But in this book, Norman Wirzba leads us deeper into the heart of Sabbath with a holistic and rewarding interpretation of what true Sabbath-keeping can mean in our lives today. Rolling Jubilee rollingjubilee.org Rolling Jubilee is a Strike Debt project that buys debt for pennies on the dollar, but instead of collecting it, abolishes it. Sabbath as Resistance By Walter Brueggmann In this volume, popular author Walter Brueggemann writes that the Sabbath is not simply about keeping rules but rather about becoming a whole person and restoring a whole society. A Timbered Choir By Wendell Berry Berry’s Sabbath Poems embrace much that is elemental to human life―beauty, death, peace, and hope.