About

Joy in Enough (JiE) provides a Christian perspective to the wider New Economics movement.

We point people towards finding and engaging with organisations that both share our vision of a non-exploitative and sustainable economy and value the concept of ‘joy in enough’. Christians have a key role in modelling a way of life that respects the environment and serves others, finding fulfilment in what we have and not always wanting more.

We offer study materials, talks and stories about current events, movements and activities which offer a vision of the future we want to see. We provide resources for people to decide what they can do, at a personal, community, national and global level, to challenge effectively our current way of living, of which the twin scandals of global climate change and biodiversity loss are symptoms, and bring about the changes needed in our economy, and wider society.

What Joy in Enough stands for:

• Relevant – We will avoid economic theory or abstractions. Where these are addressed, we’ll work to ground them in real life experience so that people are aware of what it means to them.
• Positive – though we are dealing with serious problems, Joy in Enough is a positive articulation of something better. People should feel inspired and motivated when reading JiE material, not daunted or deflated by the challenges we face. There is, after all, joy in enough.
• Holistically Christian – Joy in Enough is distinctively Christian in character, and unapologetic in its faith-based principles. It is also holistic, rejecting any sacred/secular divide and seeing ecology, society, economics and theology as intertwined.
• Invitational – Joy in Enough is at heart an invitation to imagine and shape a better world. We should avoid the language of duty or guilt.
• Generous – there is already a movement for a new economy.  Joy in Enough does not seek to create a separate Christian alternative, but to call Christians and churches to participate in something that is already bigger than we are. In that sense we are free to be generous in our partnerships with others, seeking to be a conduit for further engagement.
• Conversational – communications should open up dialogue, always providing opportunities for feedback, questions and commentary.