Theory & Practice
Biblical/Theological Resources
WHAT'S NEW?? -
Ross and Gloria Kinsler (editors) have a new book published by Orbis Books, entitled "God's Economy: Biblical Studies from Latin America". For the first time in English, Latin American theologians offer a prophetic reading of the Bible. The Kinslers found that "they speak directly and indirectly to the global economic crises that are now so glaringly evident to the whole world. Their primary concern is to examine what the Bible teaches about poverty and oppression, liberation and fullness of life for all God's people. The unavoidable evidence, they find, is that these issues lie at the very core of the biblical message." From the Book
Read more and download the Orbis description and order form here: http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/6321Gods Econo[1].pdf
Basic Texts on the
Theology of Sabbath Economics and Jubilee
Berry, Wendell. Home Economics. North Point Press, 1987.
Cobb, John B. Sustaining the Common Good: A Christian Perspective of the Global Economy. Pilgrim Press, 1994.
De Graaf, John ed. Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America. Berrett Koehler , 2003.
Duchrow, Ulrich. Alternatives to Global Capitalism: Drawn from Biblical History, Designed for Political Action. Consortium, 1996. Also: Global Economy: A Confessional Issue for the Churches? Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1987.
Duchrow, Ulrich and Franz J. Hinkelammert. Property for People, Not for Profit - Alternatives to the Global Tyranny of Capital. Zed Books, 2004.
Kinsler, Ross and Gloria. The Biblical Jubilee and the Struggle for Life. Orbis Books, 1999. In Spanish: El Jubileo Biblico y la Lucha por la Vida, Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias, Quito, Ecuador, 2000.
Kinsler, Ross and Gloria (eds.) God's Economy: Biblical Studies from Latin America. Orbis Books, 2005.
See downloadable Orbis description and order form above (right menu).
Lowery, Richard. Sabbath and Jubilee. Chalice Press, 2000.
Meeks, M. Douglas. God the Economist: The Doctrine of God and Political Economy. Fortress Press, 1989.
Myers, Ched. “…and distributed it to whoever had need.” The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics. Tell the Word Press, Church of the Savior, 2001.
Waskow, Arthur. Down-to-Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex, and the Rest of Life. Quill, 1997.
Helpful websites/magazines:
Sojourners: http://www.sojo.net/
Alternatives for Simple Living: www.simpleliving.org
