WCC NEWS: WCC publishes “Justice Not Greed”

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WCC PUBLISHES “JUSTICE NOT GREED”

For immediate release: 30 September 2010

Justice Not Greed, a book addressing the international economic 
crisis,
has been released by the publishing arm of the World Council of 
Churches
(WCC) and is widely available through the Amazon.com website.

Edited by Pamela Brubaker and Rogate Mshana, Justice Not Greed is an
anthology of articles by 14 leading Christian economists, theologians,
ethicists and sociologists dealing with recent failures of the world’s
financial structures. The authors are members of the WCCs advisory 
group
on economic matters. The 224-page book provides economic analysis as 
well
as biblical commentary and moral reflection.

Dr Rogate Mshana, co-editor of the anthology and director of the WCC
programme on Justice, Peace and Creation, explained the goal of the
advisory group in preparing this volume: “The aim of publishing this
book is to encourage individuals, students, churches and other 
communities
of faith to analyze, reflect and act to find solutions. The current
financial and economic systems have failed to solve the terrible 
problems
of inequality, poverty and ecological destruction. Far from dealing
effectively with today’s challenges, they have aggravated these
problems.”

He continued, “Some churches have lost their assets in the current
crisis, and many people have been deprived of their homes, life 
savings
and livelihoods.” But the issue for people of faith is larger than
personal loss. “The current system remains hugely unjust, and it is
imperative for churches to address this problem.”

Justice Not Greed concludes with an official WCC policy statement on
“Just Finance and the Economy of Life”. In this document, the
Council’s central committee looks forward in hope “to a situation
where an ethical, just and democratic global financial architecture
emerges and is grounded on a framework of common values: honesty, 
social
justice, human dignity, mutual accountability and ecological
sustainability. It should also account for social and ecological 
risks in
financial and economic calculation; reconnect finance to the real 
economy;
and set clear limits to, as well as penalize, excessive and 
irresponsible
actions based on greed.”

The retail price of Justice Not Greed is 15 Swiss francs, or the 
equivalent
in other currencies.


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The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, 
witness 
and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship 
of 
churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 
Protestant, 
Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 
million 
Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the 
Roman 
Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Olav Fykse 
Tveit, 
from the [Lutheran] Church of Norway. Headquarters: Geneva, 
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