Dr. David Cleaver-Bartholomew

Serving Money, Serving God

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Drawing from her church experience, Johnson challenges today’s congregations to assess how they raise, spend, invest, give away, and make decisions regarding money. She prods them to build practices grounded in Christian theology, ethics, and faith, rather than in secular fundraising, neoliberal capitalism, and contemporary US cultural beliefs and practices, to align their faith with their financial behavior. She illuminates both the past and present while giving examples to help imagine a different future. She writes not from on high but with humility and in a relational style. Viewing the decline witnessed in many churches as an opportunity for creative transformation, she invites ‘us to recognize and embrace the new life God is offering us.’ Serving Money, Serving God is a thought-provoking and groundbreaking contribution.”

Rev.