The Unjust Steward is Now Available!

I'm very excited to be able to share that The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty, and the Church Today is now available for pre-sale. The publication date is September 15.

Many of the blog posts written from about April 2020 through January 2022 were the first drafts of book chapters for what ultimately became The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty, and the Church Today. It took a lot of work and excellent contributions and editing from many people, but today I'm very excited to share that this book is now available for presale through Forward Movement. Read more about the book project here.

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On Eucharist and Economic Justice

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