Indeed for modern day leaders “drill, baby drill” becomes the solution to all economic problems. The community gathered around them, moreover, is simply a replay of the old exhibitionist effort of the ancient regimes that exuded hubris, recognizing no restraints.

Because we know about trust in the endless, generous abundance of the creator, we are able to practice abundance in the neighborhood, and so generate wellbeing for our neighbors who themselves may lack sufficient resources.

Walter Brueggemann writes on the church's lost duty to the poor, and how ecclesiastical leaders can help recover its most elemental mission.

Walter Brueggemann examines debt, hoarding, and the failure of our economy, and shows how Scripture may allow the creation of an alternative.