Everything Must Change: Jesus Global Crises and a Revolution of Hope

MEC: Concluding Post on “Everything Must Change”

Apr 21, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Emerging Church, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism, Sociology, Theology

It is time to close this series on Brian McLaren's Everything Must Change. I've focused on the economic aspects of the book. There is far more to the book than this. Scot McKnight at Jesus Creed did a broader eighteen-part series on the book last fall. (In fact, six posts into my series, I realized…

MEC: Abortion vs Global Warming Thought Experiment

Apr 19, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Environment, Human Progress, Politics, Public Policy, Series: Must Everything Change?, Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

We are coming to the end of this series on Everything Must Change. One final passage before I offer some reflections. In Chapter 33, McLaren engages in a curious thought experiment. He wants to highlight that the dominant world system gives us a curriculum that corrupts how we relate to the world. Ideologies of left…

MEC: Solutions

Apr 18, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, International Affairs, Series: Must Everything Change?, Theology

Chapter 30 in Everything Must Change is titled "Organized Religions or Religion Organizing the Common Good?" He identifies seven categories of development economics. Summarizing: Trade First, we have to live within environmental limits. Second, integrate free trade with fair trade. Third, we need to make it easier for people to grow small businesses. This will…

MEC: Moronic Markets and Equity

Apr 17, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Ecclesia, Economics, Emerging Church, Politics, Public Policy, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism, Theology

In Chapter 28 of Everything Must Change, McLaren writes: What can be done to deal with this gross and growing inequity that is being produced by our societal machinery? Many claim that the invisible had of free markets will resolve these problems naturally, over time. But to reiterate J. F. Rischard’s analysis: Whether from intellectual…

MEC: Disparity Driven Resentment?

Apr 16, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Series: Must Everything Change?, Sociology, Trends: Economic

Part Seven of Everything Must Change (Chapters 27 to 30) deals with the equity system. I'm not going into as much detail here as with the prosperity system, but I want to highlight a few key points. … As we’ve seen, then, the prosperity system produces some insiders who prosper quickly, leaving others farther and…

MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 3)

Apr 15, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Environment, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism

Response to theocapitalism, Law #4 – Continued Capitalists are right, or at least partly so: many rich people are good people – hardworking, clever, dedicated, disciplined, and exactly the kinds of people who should prosper. But unless they use their prosperity for the common good, they find themselves working for a theocapitalist prosperity system rather…

MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 2)

Apr 14, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism, Theology, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Response to theocapitalism, Law #4 – Continued Repeating the quote I made in the previous post, McLaren writes: My friend Rene Padilla offers an interesting analysis of the two systems from a Latin American perspective. Communism, he says, specialized in distribution but failed at production. As a result, it ended up doing a great job…

MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 1)

Apr 12, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Series: Must Everything Change?, Sociology, Theology

Today we begin a discussion of the response to the fourth law of theocapitalism in Everything Must Change. Theocapitalism Law #4. The Law of Freedom to Prosper Through Unaccountable Corporations: I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic economy, and in the communion of unaccountable corporations. Jesus’ Law #4: The Law of Freedom to Prosper…

MEC: The Law of Salvation Through Seeking Justice

Apr 11, 2008

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Politics, Public Policy, Series: Must Everything Change?, Sociology, Theology

Today we look at the response to the third law of theocapitalism as presented in Everything Must Change. Theocapitalism Law #3: The Law of Salvation Through Competition Alone: By win-lose competition alone, you have been saved. Jesus' Law #3: The Law of Salvation Through Seeking Justice When McLaren wrote about the third law of theocapitalism,…

MEC: The Law of Satisfaction Through Love and Sharing

Apr 10, 2008

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in Economic Development, Economics, Series: Must Everything Change?, Theology

Today we look at the response to the second law of theocapitalism as presented in Everything Must Change. Theocapitalism Law #2: The Law of Serenity Through Possession and Consumption: "I believe in happiness through owning and using more." Jesus' Law #2: The Law of Satisfaction Through Gratitude and Sharing. McLaren opens this section by reflecting…

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