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.
“Luke’s Gospel and Sabbath Economics”
The first Bartimaeus Institute was held in January 22-26, 2007 in Santa Barbara, CA. Jan 2007 Bartimaeus Institute From the brochure:Myers will broaden and deepen his analysis in The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics (2001), specifically in relation to Luke’s gospel. Focusing on texts arising in the Year C lectionary, we will look at the…
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…
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…
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…
The Gift Must Always Move: An Interview with Ched Myers on Sabbath Economics
Inward/Outward, Winter, pp 1ff. 5 pp. KM: Ched, what do you mean when you say “Sabbath Economics?” Aren’t those two words contradictory? Isn’t “Sabbath” about letting go and receiving and “economics” about attaining and possessing? How do they fit together? CM: You are certainly correct in your impression that these two terms, when viewed from…
Christmas and Consumerism: Four Biblical Reflections and Practical Responses
By Ched Myers With Matthew Colwell. Studies produced for the Center for a New American Dream. 11 pp. Few of us would argue with the complaint that Christmas has become too “commercialized.” It has deteriorated into an overheated festival of manic consumption in which the majority of the gifts are purchased by people who cannot…
A Transforming Circle of Story: Recovering Economic Justice in Luke’s “Wilderness Feeding”
By Ched Myers Celebration (National Catholic Reporter). 5 pp. IN 21ST CENTURY NORTH AMERICA, the Bible lingers at the margins of our consciousness, both overexposed and misunderstood, fetishized by some and maligned by others, invoked in the culture wars and ignored in everyday life. Nevertheless, these old stories have survived every attempt to dismiss, banish,…
Behold, the Treasure of the Church: A Bible Study on the Churches and Welfare Reform
By Ched Myers Sojourners. 2 pp. Article link – this will take you to this free article on the Sojourners website (in a new window). The 1996 dismantling of the welfare system has engendered the most thorough reassessment concerning the role of the religious community in the delivery of public social services since the New…
It is An Issue of Equality: Biblical Reflections on Wealth and Poverty
By Ched Myers Priests and People (England). 7 pp. “WE READ THE GOSPEL as if we had no money,” laments American Jesuit theologian John Haughey, “and we spend our money as if we know nothing of the Gospel.” Indeed, the topic of economics is exceedingly difficult to talk about in most churches, more taboo than…