Saturday, May 31, 2008

Divine Economy Introductory Reading List

Daniel M. Bell, in the midst of an incredibly busy schedule, was kind enough to respond to an email I sent him after reading his article, “The Labor of Communion in a Capital Age”. He provided me with an introductory reading list on the shape of the ‘Divine Economy’ in the Bible. He notes that “discerning the shape of a Scriptural economy requires attending as much to wise and faithful readers of the texts as the texts themselves.” Many thanks to Dr. Bell for taking the time out of his busy schedule to provide this list:


Walter Brueggemann, passim. Especially, “The Liturgy of Abundance, The Myth of Scarcity.”

Ched Myers, passim. Especially “God Speed the Year of Jubilee” Sojourners

Meir Tamari, The Challenge of Wealth

Luke Timothy Johnson, Sharing Possessions

Sondra Wheeler, Wealth as Peril and Obligation

Elizabeth Newman, Untamed Hospitality, chapter 2

Latin American Liberationists

John Haughey, ed. The Faith That Does Justice, esp. chapter 3

Christine Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition

Amy Oden, And You Welcomed Me

Justo Gonzalez, Faith and Wealth.

John Howard Yoder, The Politics of Jesus

Doug Meeks, God the Economist

2 comments:

matt boulter said...

This is very cool, Craig. Thanks for posting a comment on my blog. Hey, I will be in Seattle in mid to late August, and would love to grab a pint or three with you.

Peace,

Matt

Mike Fiechtner said...

Craig, you're a dork. Have fun reading all of those nerdy books!