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			Kinsler Jubilee Workbook V
			Kinsler Jubilee Workbook VI
			Kinsler Jubilee Workbook VII
			Kinsler Jubilee Workbook VIII

Ross and Gloria Kinsler, the authors of The Biblical Jubilee and the Struggle for Life: An Invitation to Personal, Ecclesial, and Social Transformation, continue to discover useful materials for understanding the global  economy, biblical teachings about economics, and attempts to practice economic justice.  The following worksheets are bite-sized summaries to facilitate individual and group reflection and action.  Each worksheet, which can be photocopied for all participants, provides stimulus for discussion.  The sheets are organized under three very general headings: TODAY'S WORLD, BIBLICAL FAITH, and RESPONSIBLE DISCIPLESHIP.  Jubilee spirituality requires critical thinking in all three dimensions.  These materials may be reproduced or published with credit to the authors, who are members of the Sabbath Economics Collaborative: Educating and Animating for Jubilee Justice.

Jubilee Workbook V Memo

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/5015JUBILEE MEMO 2004.doc

Section 1 - TODAY'S WORLD

1.  Christianity and the Destruction of Nature.  Wendell Berry exposes the threat of a Christianity that excludes nature, culture, economics and the body from spirituality.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/5501CHRISTIANITY AND THE DESTRUCTION OF NATURE.doc

2.  The Project for a New American Empire.  Duane Shank summarizes the imperial pretensions and strategic implications of the Project for a New American Century.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/3348THE PROJECT FOR A NEW AMERICAN EMPIRE.doc

3.  Martin Luther King, Jr., at Seventy-Five.  He was killed in 1968, but his legacy challenges us today on civil rights, poverty, militarism and empire.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/4MARTIN LUTHER KING.doc

4.  Adam Smith and Taxes.  Sam Fleischacker exposes the misuse of Adam Smith to oppose taxes, which are one of the few ways in which some of our wealth can be redistributed.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/6980ADAM SMITH AND TAXES.doc

5.  Accelerating Polarization between Rich and Poor.  The U.N. Program on Development tracks growing economic polarization around the world.  http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/777File0003[1] - Global.JPG

Section 2 - BIBLICAL FAITH

1. The Exodus and the Logic of Liberation.  Walter Brueggemann explains the Exodus as critique of the dominant ideology, public processing of pain, and release of new social imagination.

 http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/7617The Exodus and the Logic of Liberation.doc

2. The Land as Gift, Temptation, Task and Threat.  Brueggemann explains the centrality of the land in biblical theology with relevance for U.S. Christians today.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/1575The Land as Gift.doc

3. The Tribes of Yahweh.  Anthony Ceresko explains the new understanding of the "conquest" of Canaan as a social revolution and egalitarian retribalization.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/1285The Tribes of Yahweh.doc

4. Solidarity in Early Israel.  Alice Winters describes how Israel ensured the well-being of all the families of Israel and resisted mechanisms of domination.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/6107SOLIDARITY IN EARLY ISRAEL.doc

5. Impoverishment, Debts, and Slavery in Amos.  Haroldo Reimer explains prophetic denunciation of fraudulent mortgages and market dealings that enslave the poor.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/7973IMPOVERISHMENT, DEBT, AND SLAVERY.doc

Section 3 - RESPONSIBLE DISCIPLESHIP

1. Ten Ways to Support Fair Trade.  TransFair USA insists that consumers can play an important role in the survival of millions of small farmers around the world.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/1057TEN WAYS TO SUPPORT FAIR TRADE.doc

2. Heifer International - Passing on the Gift.  The Heifer model enables recipients of gifted livestock to become donor and build chains of self-development.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/7730HEIFER INTERNATIONAL.doc

3. Habitat for Humanity - Affordable Housing.  Habitat's goal is to eliminate inadequate housing through volunteer and community labor and donations.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/8064HABITAT FOR HUMANITY--AFFORDABLE HOUSING.doc

4. The Catholic Worker - Hospitality.  The Open Door in Atlanta is an ecumenical example of the Catholic Worker movement, which cares for thousands of homeless in many cities.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/4620THE CATHOLIC WORKER--HOSPITALITY.doc

5. Sustainable World.  A local church group confronts the challenges of global economics with in-depth study and projects for a sustainable future.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/5972SUSTAINABLE WORLD.doc