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From Mammon to Manna: Sabbath Economics and Community Investing

A DVD presentation featuring theologian Ched Myers and financial advisor Andy Loving.*

Experience the workshop that has inspired hundreds of people to move millions of investment dollars "from Wall Street to Main Street," and hear compelling testimonies of economic discipleship. In six half-hour segments.

You can preview the DVDs at these links:

Ched Myers on Sabbath Economics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmSwvZGVU4g

Andy Loving on Community Investing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcauhTujQIc

Download the free study guide, written by Susan Taylor, here.

To order the DVDs go to www.chedmyers.org. All payments must be made to Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries.

(* The individuals doing business as Just Money Advisors are Investment Advisor Representatives of First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC (SEC File #801-56587, www.firstaffirmative.com). Just Money Advisors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of First Affirmative. First Affirmative is not involved in the sale of the DVDs.)

Sabbath Economics cited as key spiritual teaching on economics

Sabbath economics is cited in a new report by Worldwatch Institute as one of five primary economic teachings of religious and spiritual traditions.

The 2010 report is a collection of essays on “Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability.”

The writer references Sabbath Economics Collaborative members Ross Kinsler and Gloria Kinsler as his source on Sabbath economics, through their book, The Biblical Jubilee and the Struggle for Life (Orbis Books, 1999).

“The biblical books of Deuteronomy and Exodus declare that every seventh (‘Sabbath’) year, debts are to be forgiven, prisoners set free, and cropland fallowed as a way to give a fresh start to the poor and the imprisoned and to depleted land,” the report says. “Underlying these economic, social, and environmental obligations are three principles: extremes of consumption should be avoided; surplus wealth should circulate, not concentrate; and believers should rest regularly and thank God for the blessings.”

The reference to Sabbath economics appears in an essay by Gary Gardner, a senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute who focuses on sustainable economics. The other spiritual traditions of economics that Gardner cites are Buddhist economics, Catholic economic teachings, Indigenous economic practices and Islamic finance.

The Sabbath Economics Collaborative

The Sabbath Economics Collaborative is a membership-based network that e sculpture_2_text ncourages cooperation and communication among theologians, economists and activists who are working with contemporary issues of faith and economic justice.

We are committed to:

Proclamation: Developing and promoting an economic reading of the Bible and a biblical reading of the economy with a focus on the theological basis and political implications of the Jubilee/Sabbath tradition for our time;
Pedagogy: Resourcing the work of economic literacy and popular education around domestic and global issues of economic justice in the faith communities;
Practice: Networking among faith-based experiments in alternative economic discipleship at all levels of the economy and society.

The SEC hosts gatherings, trainings, conversations, and workshops and promotes members' collaborative efforts. Check back to this web page to get more information about upcoming workshops, etc.

The primary communication vehicle is this dedicated website. Check back often for new updates. Questions? e-mail us: info@sabbatheconomics.org.