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Cynthia Moe-Lobeda: Saints, Sinners, & Supply Chains: Living Faithfully in Economic Webs

Oct 2, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, a Lutheran theologian and ethicist, explores the disconnect between faith and economics, emphasizing how our consumer choices impact global injustice. She shares her journey from despair to action, fueled by a mystical encounter, and offers a vision of a moral economy defined by ecological, equitable, and democratic principles. With her framework of 'ten fingers on the hands of healing change,' Cynthia empowers listeners to take actionable steps, reminding us that the current economy is human-made and can be transformed.
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INSIGHT

Good People, Harmful Systems

  • Everyday economic choices by good people often cause massive suffering elsewhere through extractive systems.
  • Cynthia argues this contradiction is not inevitable and must be addressed systemically, not just individually.
ANECDOTE

Stories From Those Harmed By Extraction

  • Cynthia recounts meetings with people harmed by economic extraction, like a strawberry picker whose land grows export crops instead of food.
  • She uses these stories to show concrete human costs behind abstract economic systems.
INSIGHT

Critical Mystical Vision

  • Cynthia describes a 'critical mystical vision' that holds systemic sin, alternatives, God's presence, and beauty simultaneously.
  • This fourfold sight moves people from despair to practical hope and collective action.
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