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Four Quick Reads to Help You Think More Deeply about Justice
During yesterday’s podcast on social justice, Anne Bradley talked about the need for Christians to gain a biblical understanding of the term. She emphasized that this is one of the first steps...
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Will the Poor Really Always Be with Us?
For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me (Matthew 26:11). This is one of the most quoted passages in scripture on poverty, but it is also one of the most misused. Usually...
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Is Capital a Blessing or a Curse?
“Capital is opposed to labor, and the rich get richer while the poor get poorer” is a phrase heard all too often. It’s often repeated by those who misunderstand the true economic relationship between...
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What’s the Point of the Church Fighting Poverty?
Last week you all posed some thought-provoking questions about my post on what Christ really meant when he said “the poor will always be with us.” One question kept popping up more frequently than the...
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Unconventional Ways to Fight Poverty
Should you sponsor a child? Donate your old clothes? Get involved with activism? Or go on a church service trip? With all of the options to get involved in the fight against poverty, sometimes it’s...
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From the Garden of Eden to a City: The Journey from Global Poverty to Human...
I live in Washington D.C., and I love the excitement and conveniences of living in a big city. But one of my favorite things to do on the weekends is escape to go camping in the Shenandoah Mountains...
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Why Eliminating Poverty Requires Economic Development
In a recent interview with Christianity Today, development economist and New York University professor William Easterly talks about the theme of his most recent book, The Tyranny of Experts. The title...
View ArticleIdeas for Helping You Fight Both the Material and Spiritual Causes of Poverty
How do we fight both the material and spiritual causes behind poverty? Finding such a holistic approach is the topic of the latest IFWE podcast. Using the biblical and economic principles laid out in...
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Fostering Sustainable Economic Development for the Poor
While much progress has been made toward poverty alleviation, many well-intentioned efforts have led Christians to actions that are not only ineffective, but leave the most vulnerable in a worse...
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An Uncommon Company for the Common Good
The Good-Works Company is an uncommon company working for the common good. Their goal is “alleviating poverty, restoring human dignity, and creating flourishing communities through good work,”...
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How Faith, Work, and Economics Transformed Milwaukee
Part 17 in a series on Faces of Faith and Work When the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation of Milwaukee approached the Center for Neighborhood Enterprises (CNE) in 1995, they presented Robert L....
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Are Churches Being Crowded out of Poverty Alleviation Efforts?
When the worst happens, where do you turn for help? Most of us have found ourselves in unforeseen circumstances, and we can each attest to the sense of relief that comes when our needs are met with...
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Do Free Markets Inherently Lead to Exploitation?
No one ever likes being misunderstood. The Institute for Faith, Work & Economics (IFWE) believes that’s happened to us in the latest issue of Christianity Today. In a September 2014 article,...
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Six Christian Professors Weigh in on Markets, Justice, and Exploitation
In Monday’s post, Hugh Whelchel examined whether free markets inherently lead to exploitation. He wrote in response to a Christianity Today article by Dr. Kevin Brown exploring the relationship...
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What Will the Millennial Generation Be Known For?
Each generation leaves its mark. The Greatest Generation is famous for their relentless work ethic, pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps in the face of extreme economic depression. The Boomer...
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Five Factors Impacting Poverty Today
Some time ago, economist Walter Williams offered some apt advice in an article entitled, “How Not to be Poor.” This piece has stayed with me in my income inequality research, and it immediately came...
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When It Comes to Alleviating Poverty, Here’s How Your Church Can Avoid Help...
Have you ever been part of a missions trip? Ever ladled soup into the bowls of the hungry? Sent shoes to an African village, or built houses in impoverished neighborhoods? Have you ever thought about...
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What the Social Justice Movement Is Missing
Whether or not you identify yourself with the social justice movement, as Christians, we are all for social justice because Jesus represents all that is truly just. No other institution on earth has a...
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Portlandia’s Lesson on the Economics of Ethical Buying Practices
While watching the most recent season of the sketch comedy show Portlandia, I came across a skit that parodies ethical buying solutions with surprisingly good economic thinking. Made in Portland...
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Are C.S. Lewis’s Words on Poverty and Progress Relevant Today?
On my recent trip to Oxford, “grab a bite at the Eagle and Child Pub” was on the top of my list, as it would be for any good C.S. Lewis fan visiting his old stomping grounds for the first time. My...
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