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January 07, 2005
sustainable economies and enough
i was reading in rick yoder, vernon jantzi and cal redekop's book on development, and i've only looked at one chapter so far (and it happened to be one somewhere in the middle) but it already has me thinking. the challenge in this chapter was to begin thinking in a new direction. the interest or concern of the future should not be so much thinking about how the rich countries of the world should help the poorer countries develop as much as thinking about how the rich countries must reconsider how we might have a more sustainable economy. as it is now, we use much more than our share of the world's resources, and at the current pace we are running the earth toward the exhaustion of its resources.
the point is made that the church should be at the forefront of this economic shalom, the harmonious use of world resources. as it is right now, i know that i have more than my share of things and i'm not sure if i really use any less water, electric, transportation, etc. than any other average american consumer. what kinds of things could we do to be a more explicit witness for a lifestyle of enough?
Posted by Derrick at January 7, 2005 04:11 AM