Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224).
Contents:
Central Committee Statement on just finance and economy of life. Rienzie Perera -- Addressing the defaults of globalization / Jan Pronk -- From apocalypse to jubilee : theological perspectives on ethical deficits in the current global financial system / Pamela Brubaker -- Justice not greed : biblical perspectives on ethical deficits of the present global financial system / Musa Panti Filibus -- The current global financial crisis : some ecumenical and ethical guidelines for an alternative economic architecture / Metropolitan Geevarghese Mor Coorilos -- Christian ethics, development and economic crises : an ecumenical perspective / Thomas H. Kang -- The root causes of the current financial crisis / John Dillon -- The crisis : from impacts on the developing world to a call for global solutions / Marie-Aimée Tourres -- Profiting without producing : the financial crisis as an opportunity to create an economy of world solidarity / Marcos Arruda -- World financial crisis : challenges and opportunities for China / Xiao Lian -- The blood-stained silver lining / Alexander Cobham -- Lift your lamp above the bushel : the role of the ecumenical movement in facing the global financial crisis / Roel Aalbersberg -- The need for moral values : addressing youth's moral dilemma / Mariana Issa Zureikat -- A theological reflection on the economic crisis / Kim Yong-Bock -- The role of the ecumenical movement in advocating for ethical principles / Rienzie Perera -- Central Committee Statement on just finance and economy of life.
Summary:
Justice Not Greed focuses on an economy based on need, not greed. It explores different aspects of the current economic system and proposes alternatives. Fourteen leading Christian economists, theologians, ethicists, and sociologists grapple with the failures of the financial system to tackle inequality, poverty, and ecological destruction.
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