Presidential candidates, elections and even political parties come and go, but one issue has forever been, and will continue to be, at the forefront of a majority of...
Some say income inequality is the defining issue of our time. One of the most famous tweets ever came from Pope Francis, who wrote, “Inequality is the root...
[He] shows no partiality to princes/Nor regards the rich more than the poor/For they are all the work of his hands” ( Job 34:19) As described in Job...
Raising the minimum wage would help some people. It would help the people who can get minimum wage jobs and who otherwise would have earned less income. However,...
Over the past few years there has been much discussion about reducing poverty and increasing income mobility (also referred to as economic or social mobility) in the United...
In recent posts, I’ve been exploring assumptions made about the biblical practice of Jubilee, such as: Jubilee requires the forgiveness of debt Jubilee mandates the redistribution of wealth...
Last week I began discussing the topic of Jubilee, a biblical practice that has become more prominent in discussions about justice, poverty, and debt relief. Jubilee comes from...
A common criticism of free markets and market-based economies is that they make the rich richer at the expense of everyone else—especially the poorest among us. Is this...
How does Jubilee relate to justice? What does it mean for Christians and our call to serve the poor and oppressed? I’ve read several books by evangelical authors...
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