Resources

Inspiring new DVD of the Philadelphia Word and World School still available!

This 25 min. program tells the story of our Philadelphia's School in June, 2003. It features Martin Luther King's 1967 "Beyond Vietnam" speech as a lens through which to understand the relationship between racism, militarism and poverty in America. You can order the DVD for just $5; then organize a house partyand show it! Send a check for $5 made out to Word and World to:

Kate Foran and Steve Borla
Word and World, P.O. Box 1623
Greensboro, NC 27402-1623

Or contact them at: interns@wordandworld.org; Tel: (336) 230-0330

The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics booklet is into its 3rd Printing!

“The topic of economics is exceedingly difficult to talk about in most First World churches, more taboo than politics or even sex. Yet no aspect of our individual lives and corporate lives is more determinative of our welfare. And few subjects are more frequently addressed in our scriptures.” --from the Introduction

Ched Myers rescues the Hebrew Bible’s traditions of Jubilee and Sabbath from the margins of contemporary theological discourse concerning economics, and re-reads them in a way that places them at the center of a new ethos and cosmology. He traces the witness of “Sabbath economics” through the life and teachings of Jesus and the early church, offering a compelling argument for why the Church today must offer alternatives to the dominant paradigms of economic theory and practice. Ideal for individual or group study, this book offers an accessible path to understanding the relationship between biblical faith and economics. To take this tradition seriously today will challenge disciples to revise their assumptions about prevailing economic practices, and renew their commitment to follow Jesus more faithfully in an increasingly hard-hearted, market-dominated world.

This 70 page booklet, published by Church of the Savior's Tell the Word Series is being used as a study guide all around the world. You can order the book by sending us a check for $6 made out to BCM to 980 N. Fair Oaks Dr., Pasadena, CA 91103. Questions? Email us or call (626) 791-3459. Let us know how you are using the book!