Love Thy Neighborhood #83.5: Things We Couldn’t Say (About Consumerism)
In the last episode, we explored what happens when Christians become fed up with consuming far more than they need. In today’s episode, Jesse Eubanks and Anna Tran reflect on all the things they couldn’t say about consumerism - including the misuse of fair trade by corporations, how minimalism isn’t the Gospel, and about following Jesus in a Consumer Christian economy. Finally, Anna talks with a local nonprofit helping refugee women learn new skills to make a fair wage in the U.S. marketplace.
Resources
Listen to the narrative episode #83: Where the Gospel Meets Consumerism
Article from The Guardian: Is Fair Trade Finished?
Redeeming Productivity: A Christian’s Perspective on Minimalism
The BEMA Podcast: Season 3
Skye Jethani’s book: The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity
Connect with: Maya Collection
Credits
Special thanks to Tracy Baechle and Karen Aroh
Senior producer and host is Jesse Eubanks, Co-host is Anna Tran.
The episode was produced and edited by Anna Tran.
Music for this episode comes from Murphy D.X.