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Kinsler Jubilee Workbook VI


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			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 VI Memo

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/7258JUBILEE MEMO 2004-2.doc

Section 1 - TODAY'S WORLD

1. The Wal-Mart Challenge. The world's largest retail corporation continues to grow and to set the standard by which others operate--at the expense of workers and local culture.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/5256THE WAL-MART CHALLENGE.doc

2. The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. Vandana Shiva explains how corporate impact threatens local farming and nature's abundance at the expense of the poor.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/6782THE HIJACKING OF THE GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY.doc

3. Free Trade Is Unfair Trade--Mexico. Subsidized U.S. corn sells below the production cost of poor Mexican farmers, forcing 1.3 million into urban unemployment and across borders.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/3465FREE TRADE IS UNFAIR TRADE--MEXICO.doc

4. Free Trade Is Unfair Trade--The Philippines. Similar dynamics are at work here, as the powerful impose tariffs but force the weaker countries to remove trade barriers.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/ 5707FREE TRADE IS UNFAIR TRADE--THE PHILIPPINES.doc

5. Debt in Africa. While some countries have benefited from debt relief, millions of African children continue to die each year due to debt related poverty and HIV/AIDS.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/8239DEBT IN AFRICA--2004.doc

Section 2 - BIBLICAL FAITH

1. Biblical Hermeneutics of Liberation. Gerald West of South Africa calls for a rereading of the Bible in which the interlocutor is the poor, the "non-person."

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/2252BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS OF LIBERATION.doc

2. Jesus and Empire in Matthew's Gospel--I. Warren Carter's commentary explains Matthew's references to Roman imperialism for today.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/3927JESUS AND EMPIRE IN MATTHEW--I.doc

3. Jesus and Empire in Matthew's Gospel--II. Carter calls for a rereading of Matthew's Gospel as resistance to and transformation of imperial power.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/8052JESUS AND EMPIRE IN MATTHEW--II.doc

4. Jesus at Nazareth--Luke 4:16-20. This key passage, constructed concentrically, focuses on sight to the blind and release of captives and the oppressed.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/1938JESUS AT NAZARETH.doc

5. Elijah and Elisha. Jesus' inaugural sermon at Nazareth utilizes examples from the great Old Testament prophets that enraged his hearers.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/1938JESUS AT NAZARETH.doc

Section 3 - RESPONSIBLE DISCIPLESHIP

1. Campaigning against Sweatshops. Consumers, investors, workers, and allied organizations can press corporations for fair wages, safe working conditions, etc.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/7748CAMPAIGNING AGAINST SWEATSHOPS.doc

2. Opposing Modern Slavery--The Taco Bell Boycott. Churches and others can affirm mutual responsibility between employers and employees, producers and consumers.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/7748CAMPAIGNING AGAINST SWEATSHOPS.doc

3. Fair Trade Coffee. Free trade threatens the livelihood of 25 million coffee growers; fair trade offers many a fair wage and lifts them out of poverty.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/3707FAIR TRADE COFFEE.doc

4. Jubilee Households. This network encourages households to declare their intentions and to practice ecological sustainability and economic justice.

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/4935JUBILEE HOUSEHOLDS.doc

5. Good Work--For All of Us. This NGO "helps strengthen the economic lives of working people and build community through training, education, and support."

http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/downloads/937GOOD WORK.doc