Shannon Craigo-Snell, a theologian at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, describes liberation theology in a New York Times article as “the Sunday school Jesus who healed the sick or...
Ed. Note: This post has been adapted from its original form. Read the full paper here. Last week I began discussing the topic of Jubilee. This Biblical practice...
Ed. Note: This post was adapted from its original form. Read the full paper here. How does Jubilee relate to justice? What does it mean for Christians and...
I started a discussion yesterday about a phrase I’ve heard frequently this year in some Christian circles: Caring for the poor is too big for the church. Those...
I’ve heard a thought-provoking phrase repeated this year in some Christian circles: Caring for the poor is too big for the Church. Is this true? How are Christians...
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act brings larger questions about poverty and morality to the forefront of our national discussion. We all want to care...
Last week I issued an assertion which was also a challenge. Change starts with us, as individuals first. We have more power through the market process to help...
A friend-of-a-friend once told me that she didn’t care if the government wasted 90% out of each dollar, that we absolutely needed government to help the poor in...
In a series of articles, we have looked at the relationship of rich and poor and the roles of government and the church in dealing with problems of...
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