Awakening to a new economics
Tony Emerson considers consumerism and what role Joy in Enough might play. “Consumerism”, according to its Wikipedia definition, “is a social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods … Continue reading Ve have vays of making you buy
“We need to address the societal well-being of our nation, not just the economic well-being,” Jacinda Ardern told the World Economic Forum earlier this year. New Zealand’s prime minister said … Continue reading New Zealand’s wellbeing budget
Conspiracy of Freedom was a discussion series by The Breathe Network, in partnership with Tearfund, A Rocha and Stewardship. It aimed to start a conversation in the church about simpler … Continue reading Is more always better?
The Wellbeing Economy is a recurring phrase at the moment, thanks in large part to the advocacy work of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, which launched last year. A broad range of … Continue reading What is a wellbeing economy?
The fairtrade movement has been around for decades. In some ways it is mainstream, with supermarkets routinely stocking fairly traded coffee and sugar and many other products. In other ways … Continue reading Green shoots: Fairphone
“Guard against every kind of greed,” Jesus warned his followers, because “life is not measured by how much you own.” That’s a warning that our consumer culture tends to ignore. … Continue reading Learning from what we regret
Teresa Belton, Visiting fellow in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia and author of Happier People Healthier Planet, reviews the book ‘The Earth and Us’. … Continue reading Book review: The Earth and Us, by Henry Haslam
Plenty! is the name of a small-group resource produced as part of Green Christian’s Joy in Enough project – a challenge to Christians to join in building a just economy within … Continue reading Facilitators needed!
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