It’s been observed that the Occupy Wall Street movement has influenced a national conversation on issues of economic justice, fiscal policy, and the loss of public trust in government. It’s probably safe to assume that these conversations are not only happening around the dinner table and water cooler, but also in parish halls and church meeting rooms across the country.
Below are several resources drawn from two Trinity Institute conferences that elaborate on many related themes: Radical Abundance: A Theology of Sustainability and Building an Ethical Economy: Theology and the Marketplace.
Video:
Rowan Williams: Building an Ethical Economy
Timothy Gorringe: Environmental Theology
David Korten: Local, Living Economies
Bernard Ntahoturi: A Perspective from Burundi
What is the True Measure of Abundance?
By Robert Owens Scott and W. Mark Richardson
The Great Turning
By David C. Korten
Capitalism and the Community of God
An interview with Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
Economy of Grace
Kathryn Tanner believes that Christianity might offer "a whole new vision of economic life."