Sabbath economics

Sabbath economics

Sabbath economics is an economic model championed by Christian economist Ched Myers [cite book
title=The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics
year=2002
publisher=Church of the Saviour
author=Ched Myers] The model is an application of the economic aspects of the Biblical sabbath to modern socioeconomics. In the introduction of his book introducing this model, Myers states that "God's people are instructed to dismantle, on a regular basis, the fundamental patterns and structures of stratified wealth and power, so that there is 'enough for everyone.' " This statement contains two of the core principles of Myer's socioeconomic vision:

# The focus on voluntary redistribution of wealth
# A foundation of abundance as opposed to scarcity in other modern economic models. [cite journal
title=The Liturgy of Abundance, The Myth of Scarcity
author=Walter Brueggemann
journal=Christian Century
publisher=Christian Century Foundation
year=1999
url=http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=533
accessdate=2006-08-12]

The Biblical concepts from which Sabbath economics draws are:

* The Sabbath day, particularly during the journey through the wilderness as described in Exodus 15-17
* The Sabbath year, described in Exodus 23, where the land was not cultivated, and slaves were released every seventh year
* The Year of Jubilee, every 50th year - the "Sabbath of Sabbaths" - when all debts were cancelled, and all property returned to the original owners

Others have since sought to explore the ideas of a Sabbath economy in practical ways. [cite web
title=Jubilee Economics Ministries
url=http://www.jubilee4justice.org/
accessdate=2006-08-12] [cite web
title=Sabbath Economics Collaborative
url=http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/content/index.php
accessdate=2006-08-12] Sabbath economics and related concepts of jubilee economics have also received attention from the liberation theology community, and other Christian thinkers who focus on social justice, gender equality and other humanitarian issues. [cite journal
title=Jubilee - the Biblical Vision
author=Ross Kinsler
journal=The Catholic Agitator
volume=28
issue=2
month=March
year=1998]

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