"Justice in a Global Economy: Strategies for Home, Community, and World," Pamela Brubaker, Rebecca todd Peters, Laura Stivers, editors. WJK Press, 2006.
I came across this book 2 years ago at a state pastors' conference on globalization and the church. They write in the introduction, "In this book we start form the assumption thateconomic globalization, in its present form, is doing more harm than good...We think this book is unique for two reasons. One, we offer strategies for resisting current model of economic globalization and for rethinking how we can promote just and sustainable communities. Two, we do our rethinking from within a Christian ethical framework for those who connect such resistance to faith and spirituality." This book is filled with incisive and thoughtful essays on everyting from responsible consumption, intentional eating, revitalizing local communities, promoting solidarity with migrants, and reforming global economimc policies. There is the micro and macro approach to confronting the current economic model that has clearly failed at the essentials; sufficient, sustainable livelihoods for all people dwelling in communities whose common goals transcend selfish market-driven consumer interests. This boo kdoes more than ask you to change your spending habits. These folks are challenging the dominant economic paradigm that is running aground, evenas we speak. I may send a copy of this text to the next President. (Obama may have aleady read it. he'd at least be open to its assumptions, I think.)
Admittedly, I'm not through with this book or its not through with me. I'm also rereading Diana Butler Bass' bestseller, "Christianity for the rest of us." Also a must read for mainline clergy facing the fears of failure, survival, decline, etc...
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