Synopses & Reviews
When we start with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it won't give us the results we want. Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, When will this economic crisis be over? Jim Wallis says the right question to ask is "How will this crisis change us?"
The worst thing we can do now, Wallis tells us, is to go back to normal. Normal is what got us into this situation. We need a new normal, and this economic crisis is an invitation to discover what that means. Some of the principles Wallis unpacks for our new normal are...
- Spending money we don't have for things we don't need is a bad foundation for an economy or a family.
- It's time to stop keeping up with the Joneses and start making sure the Joneses are okay.
- The values of commercials and billboards are not the things we want to teach our children.
- Care for the poor is not just a moral duty but is critical for the common good.
- A healthy society is a balanced society in which markets, the government, and our communities all play a role.
- The operating principle of God's economy says that there is enough if we share it.
- And much, much more...
In the pages of this book, Wallis provides us with a moral compass for this new economy — one that will guide us on Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street.
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"[A] return to the themes and to the fire of his classical period of fighting for American Christians to cut back and help the poor and to take stock of how we live." beliefnet.com
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"This wise and hopeful book points us toward a new economy and a more spiritually satisfying public life." Michael J. Sandel, New York Times bestselling author of Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
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"One of America's most thoughtful, provocative and powerful prophetic voices does it again." David Saperstein, Director and Counsel of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
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"One does not need to agree with Jim Wallis on everything to find Rediscovering Values insightful and timely.... This is a needed voice at a challenging time." Mike Gerson, chief speechwriter to President George W. Bush and author of Heroic Conservatism
About the Author
Jim Wallis is the author of the New York Times bestseller God's Politics. Wallis is a leading figure at the crossroads of religion and politics in America today, the author of eight books, and the founder of Sojourners, a global faith and justice network.