Ecosystems of Jubilee: Economic Ethics for the Neighborhood [Paperback]

'Gustine and Humphreys are serious about helping us all to understand what I call the Shalom-Sabbath-Jubilee Construct and so was Jesus. If you don't understand Jesus' relationship to Jubilee, you have misunderstood him and his mission. Ecosystems of Jubilee faithfully leads us into a fuller understanding of this urgent topic and reveals how Jubilee can be implemented at various levels in our culture. Don't miss reading this book!''If we want to see movements of restorative justice and joyful abundance in our lives and neighborhoods, we need a fresh imagination of economics rooted in the ancient story of God. Rev. Humphreys and Dr. Gustine have given us the theological and practical guide we need for this necessary journey. A book that is both timeless and timely. Highly recommended.''Jose and Adam remind us that there has been an economic system in place that we have slipped away from and inspires each of us to live out this just economy. Ecosystems of Jubilee is a must read for anyone aspiring towards justice.''Jubilee, Sabbath, Sabbatical Year and the Old Testament gleaning laws are four pillars of God's governance--the kind that cultivates shalom. Shalom is the overwhelming goodness of all relationships in creation. Shalom is ethical and it is necessarily economic. Shalom is about the ties that bind us together--the policies, the laws and the structures that order the way we live together in the world. As we sit in the shadow of a global pandemic that clarified the expendable-ness of 'essential' workers and the protected-ness of our ruling class, followers of Jesus are rightfully critiquing and interrogating traditional western economic practices and values. In this context, Adam Gustine and Jose Humphreys offer Ecosystems of Jubilee, a profound and meticulous biblical framework for the divine economics of Jubilee. This book is a must read. Then it is a must do.''Most of us don't fully understand just how deep the mentality of scarcity is within us. Gratefully, l£h