Spoils of the Poor: Isaiah 3
by Ched Myers Conspire, Summer, (2:3), pp 36-38. Full Article:Â Spoils of the Poor: Isaiah 3 SKU: 10-3-F
Pay Attention to the Great Economy: Reflections on Luke 12:13-34, Earth Cosmology and Sabbath Economics
by Ched Myers Talk at Faith, Ecology & Economy Conference, Washington DC. 20 pp. In the Fall 2003 issue of Business Ethics a thoughtful opinion piece appeared by progressive journalist William Greider. In a preview of his book The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy, Greider wrote: Most Americans, I am convinced,…
The First Temptation: Israel, Jesus and Sabbath Economics
by Ched Myers A talk given at Lenten Retreat, Knox Presbyterian, Pasadena, CA, March, 2009. 7 pp. THE CHURCH TRADITIONALLY inaugurates Lent by reflecting on the “wilderness temptations” of Jesus. This story is articulated in Mt 4:1-11 and Lk 4:1-13 (probably Q tradition). In preparation for his mission, Jesus follows a mysterious yet compelling calling…
Affluenza and Solipsism: Two Studies in Isaiah
This is a combination of two pieces which were published in various contexts in 2006-7 Full Article HERE.
Is the Spoil of the Poor in Our House? Isaiah 3 and Community Investing
by Ched Myers Ministry of Money E-News, Fall. 4 pp. The statistics on poverty in the global economy are grim. Half the world’s population (some 3 billion) lives on less than $2/day. The Gross Domestic Product of the poorest 48 nations is less than the combined wealth of the world’s 3 richest people. A billion…
Pentecost, Part II: Reflections on Socio-economic Redistribution and “Half-heartedness”
By Ched Myers Versions of this article appeared in two parts in the Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries E-News, May and September, 2005. 5 pp. On the feast of Pentecost, Christians re-narrate the “birth” of the church in the power of the Holy Spirit. Yet what sort of practice the Spirit empowered at the first Pentecost, and…
Re-engaging Religious Teaching on Consumption: Ched Myers and Sabbath Economics
By Gary Gardner, Worldwatch, pp 26-30. 5 pp. In his book God’s Politics,evangelical minister Jim Wallis describes an episode from his seminary days when a fellow student took scissors and snipped out of an old Bible every verse that focused on poverty and wealth.The remaining text was tattered and fragile,reports Wallis;these economic themes occur in…
Foreword to Ross and Gloria Kinsler, editors, God’s Economy: Biblical Studies from Latin America
By Ched Myers Orbis Books. 3 pp. There is an extraordinary story in Jeremiah 36 that the great Jesuit radical Daniel Berrigan drew our attention to not long ago in a retreat with Christian peace and justice activists. It concerns how the prophet’s condemnation of Judah’s economic and military policies earned him an official “cease…