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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Neighborhood EconomicsAnna Golladayanna@faithfinance.netwww.neighborhoodeconomics.org  Barber Joins Neighborhood Economics to Help Get Money Into the Hands of People Who Don’t Normally Get It (Asheville, North Carolina; Portland, Oregon – September 29, 2022) Leroy Barber,… Read More »Press Release – Barber Joins Neighborhood Economics to Help Get Money Into the Hands of People Who Don’t Normally Get It

Jesus says: If your hand offends you, cut it off! But what if the hand that offends you is the invisible hand of the market? How do we cut that hand off?  Dave Ramsey, in… Read More »Dave Ramsey, the Market, and Jesus

If we truly listen to the voice of one crying in the wilderness or Mary’s song, there is one truth we cannot escape: The vision of Advent is radical, one with the power to reshape our entire social and economic order.

At the Eucharistic table, we are reminded that there is enough. But when we leave that table at this time of year, are we participating in an economy that is interested in making sure there is enough for everyone?

At the intersection of these two issues, race and economics, is the overwhelming racial wealth disparity, a theological issue if ever there was one. I am not without hope that the church still could step up and step into this work.

When you want to think about doing reparations, the root word is repair – to remedy the damage done. How can we begin that repair work? Here’s one surprising option: tourism.