The collapse of financial systems and the resulting economic
crisis have caused a growing distrust of the way things operate.
Why has the global economy become so unfair, unsustainable, and
unstable, with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?
A conversation about how the market should operate within a moral
framework is needed now more than ever.
Jim Wallis shows that God requires a different kind of
economy--both globally and domestically--and provides principles
that should guide economic policy matters, including clarity,
transparency, accountability, and protecting the common good
against private greed. Our financial institutions require real
reform, but so do our own economic choices, desires, and demands,
for they have far-reaching consequences. Wallis explores things we
can all do to help fix the financial crisis and suggests making
"Ten Personal Decisions for the Common Good."
This is a selection from The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel
Brings Hope to a World Divided.
Responding to Economic Injustice
The collapse of financial systems and the resulting economic crisis
have caused a growing distrust of the way things operate. Why has
the global economy become so unfair, unsustainable, and unstable,
with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? A
conversation about how the market should operate within a moral
framework is needed now more than ever.
Jim Wallis shows that God requires a different kind of
economy--both globally and domestically--and provides principles
that should guide economic policy matters, including clarity,
transparency, accountability, and protecting the common good
against private greed. Our financial institutions require real
reform, but so do our own economic choices, desires, and demands,
for they have far-reaching consequences. Wallis explores things we
can all do to help fix the financial crisis and suggests making
"Ten Personal Decisions for the Common Good."
This is a selection from The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel
Brings Hope to a World Divided.
Jim Wallis is president and founder of Sojourners and editor in chief of Sojourners magazine. He is a best-selling author, public theologian, nationally known preacher, social activist, and international commentator on ethics and public life. Wallis has written ten books and is a frequent speaker in the United States and abroad. He has written for major newspapers and appears on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. He is married to Joy Carroll, is the father of Luke and Jack, and is a Little League baseball coach.