Monetary justice; social justice; care of the planet: have Christians anything to say beyond platitudes?
You could be forgiven for thinking they - we - don't. But some do! We are busy exploring these questions at St James's. Below, you will find links which we hope are of interest. Do please email suggestions for other resources we should list here).
"We read the Gospel as if we had no money, and we spend our money as if we know nothing of the Gospel."
In May 2012 we welcomed James Quilligan who spoke about 'commons' as an approach. You can find out more about the event, and the idea, here
Links
Christian Council for Monetary Justice
Global Justice Movement
Mission in London's Economy
Money Reform Party
Centre for Economic and Social Justice
Common Wealth - Christians for Economic and Social Justice "We are a network of Christians involved in campaigning against the current cuts in public spending and seeking to articulate a radical theological critique of the current economic and social order".
Click here to open Peter Challen's paper 'Is civilisation structurally unstable, with an integrated and globalised civilisation on the cusp of a fast and near-term collapse?