{"title":"Poverty Cure Summit","description":"Speaker books","products":[{"product_id":"fair-trade-its-prospects-as-a-poverty-solution","title":"Fair Trade? Its Prospects as a Poverty Solution","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFair Trade is an enormously popular idea in Christian and secular circles alike. Who, after all, could be against fairness? Victor V. Claar, however, raises significant economic and moral questions about both the logic and economic reasoning underlying the fair trade movement. In this monograph, Claar suggests that, for all its good intentions, fair trade may not be of particular service to the poor, especially in the developing world.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12310263463991,"sku":"9781880595329","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/43749_242219822_product.png?v=1534437834"},{"product_id":"demons-of-poverty","title":"Demons of Poverty","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor ten years, Ted Boers, a well-intentioned, successful American entrepreneur, devoted himself to improving the conditions of the poor in Haiti.  His journey would take him into many dark places including a crisis of faith that launched him on a mission to discover what he did not know and wished he had known before he began.  This book is the fruit of that journey.  It contains hard lessons forged on the anvil of what might look like failure.  However, this perceived failure may in fact be the doorway to hope.  In it are keys to making a lasting impact on the lives of the poor in Haiti and around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12310270804023,"sku":"9781942503576","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/1518007712demons_20of_20poverty.jpg?v=1534430022"},{"product_id":"international-aid-and-integral-human-development","title":"International Aid and Integral Human Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristians in wealthy nations have an obligation to assist those who struggle to subsist in developing economies. The critical question remains: How is this duty best discharged? Conventionally, church leaders have often recommended government-to-government aid transfers as a major strategy to promote development in poor nations. Philip Booth, relying on the principles of Catholic social teaching and the evidence of development economics, argues that this strategy has been in large measure a failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distinctive mark of Christianity from its beginning has been solicitude for the poor. The source of this concern is no mystery: Jesus’ own ministry was characterized by compassion toward the marginalized and insistence on the dignity of all people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the rise of the contemporary international system of nation-states and the advent of extraordinary economic progress within many of those nations, the Roman Catholic Church recognized a new dimension to its traditional concern for the poor. Perceiving a disturbing imbalance in levels of development among nations, Catholic pastors urged those in richer nations to remember their brothers and sisters abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":12310435430455,"sku":"1252","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish","offer_id":12373657944119,"sku":"1154","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/43749_242313812_product.png?v=1534444860"},{"product_id":"my-business-my-mission-fighting-global-poverty-through-partnerships","title":"My Business, My Mission: Fighting Global Poverty through Partnerships","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy Business, My Mission tells the story of a movement that is changing the lives of tens of thousands of people in the most impoverished nations on earth. It is also transforming business people in the northern and southern hemispheres by exposing them to a revolutionary paradigm: the idea that God has called them into mission through business. Through the work of a remarkable organization called Partners Worldwide, North American businesspeople and entrepreneurs in developing countries are joining together to fight poverty. Their mission is simple: to expand their businesses, create wealth, and provide jobs for the poor in Christ's name.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12310446145591,"sku":"978-1592555000","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/43749_242314667_product.png?v=1776365761"},{"product_id":"money-greed-and-god-why-capitalism-is-the-solution-and-not-the-problem","title":"Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoney, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute Jay W. Richards and bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfiltrated: How to Stop the Insiders and Activists Who Are Exploiting the Financial Crisis to Control Our Lives and Our Fortunes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, defends capitalism within the context of the Christian faith, revealing how entrepreneurial enterprise, based on hard work, honesty, and trust, actually fosters creativity and growth. In doing so, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoney, Greed, and God\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exposes eight myths about capitalism, and demonstrates that a good Christian can be a good capitalist.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12506487390263,"sku":"1277","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/43749_242314637_product.png?v=1534452307"},{"product_id":"makers-of-modern-christian-social-thought","title":"Makers of Modern Christian Social Thought","description":"“When a society is perishing, the wholesome advice to give to those who would restore it is to call it to the principles from which it sprang.” —Pope Leo XIII \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeo XIII’s encyclical on the relationship between capital and labor (Rerum Novarum) and Abraham Kuyper’s speech to the first Christian Social Congress (“The Social Question and the Christian Religion”), both published in 1891, are foundational sources for subsequent Christian social thought in their respective traditions—Roman Catholic and Reformed. This volume, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of these two landmark publications, includes authoritative English translations of these works and an introduction that outlines their context and significance. The thought of these two theologians—one an Italian scholar-pope and the other a Dutch Reformed pastor, professor, and politician—provide enduring wisdom for developing and articulating a Christian witness in the modern world.","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12310446932023,"sku":"2157","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/43749_750505778_product.png?v=1534451357"},{"product_id":"on-christians-and-prosperity","title":"On Christians and Prosperity","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eConcern for the poor is at the heart of Christianity. Christians are also called to contribute to human flourishing and create the wealth necessary to alleviate poverty. In this wide-ranging essay, one of the great teachers of political philosophy of our time calls us to think prudently about poverty and prosperity within the Christian tradition. Fr. Schall engages with core questions about the sources of poverty and prosperity and challenges some of the deeply embedded assumptions that arise from the currently dominant humanitarian framework. He also reminds us that while economic development and the creation of prosperity are important, they are always in service to the higher things. Economic prosperity alone is insufficient.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12310456270903,"sku":"2019","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/43749_242314922_product.png?v=1750355602"},{"product_id":"povertycure-global-edition-dvd-1","title":"PovertyCure Global Edition DVD","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin host Michael Matheson Miller on a journey around the world to explore the foundations of human flourishing, and learn how people are moving toward partnerships and pursuing entrepreneurial solutions to poverty rooted in the creative capacity of the human person made in the image of God. Meet religious and political leaders, entrepreneurs, missionaries, and renowned development experts, and discover the powerful resources Christianity brings to the pursuit of human flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis series is broken into six parts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCharity that Hurts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Entrepreneurial Calling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJustice for the Poor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCircles of Exchange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Power of the Gospel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 6:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChurches, Communities \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent for use in small groups, ministries, colleges, and universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDubbed in English and Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubtitled in English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Hindi, Korean, Turkish, Arabic, and Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBonus materials, including the PovertyCure Statement of Principles, video shorts, and series trailer, can be found at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.povertycure.org\/\"\u003ewww.povertycure.org.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PovertyCure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12517215600695,"sku":"2381","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/pc-dvd-cover.jpg?v=1623789596"},{"product_id":"povertyinc-dvd","title":"PovertyInc DVD","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"caseCorrespondence_31548586555_text\"\u003eThe West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry — the business of doing good has never been better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, \u003cem\u003ePoverty, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.\u003cbr\u003e​\u003cbr\u003eFrom TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"caseCorrespondence_31548586555_text\"\u003eSpoken languages English and Spanish (dubbed), subtitles in English and Spanish.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"PovertyInc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12373069430839,"sku":"1882","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/pc-inc-dvd-cover.jpg?v=1632853869"},{"product_id":"rethink-missions-navigation-guide","title":"Rethink Missions Navigation Guide","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eThis full-color, magazine-style guide allows you to engage with the \u003cem\u003ePovertyCure\u003c\/em\u003e Video Series at a deeper level while forcing us to answer questions that will allow our missions and charity efforts to have the highest level of impact possible. This enables you dive in to determine your next steps through prayer and reflection. It's perfect to take along with you on your next journey! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PovertyCure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12521038676023,"sku":"2034","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/rethink_mission_updated.jpg?v=1623789457"},{"product_id":"rethink-missions-real-stories-real-impact","title":"Rethink Missions Real Stories Real Impact","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eIs it possible that charity and missions efforts have unintentionally harmed those whom we are trying to help? Through real stories form the developing world, this book will provide you with a better understanding of how to ReThink your current missions efforts in ways that allow for maximum impact on those you are seeking to help. This quick read connects the ideas of \u003cem\u003ePovertyCure\u003c\/em\u003e to real examples and shows what it practically looks like when we rethink poverty and rethink missions. It also draws from many great resources including \u003cem\u003eWhen Helping Hurts\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eToxic Charity\u003c\/em\u003e, giving a quick snapshot of perspectives.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PovertyCure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12373070872631,"sku":"2035","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/rethink_stories_updated.jpg?v=1623789403"},{"product_id":"when-helping-hurts-how-to-alleviate-poverty-without-hurting-the-poor","title":"When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Helping Hurts\u003c\/em\u003e creates a new paradigm for partnership by asking Christians to declare and demonstrate among people who are poor that Jesus Christ is making all things new. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While this book exposes past and current development efforts that churches have engaged in which unintentionally undermine the people they're trying to help, it's central point is to provide proven strategies that challenge Christians to help the poor empower themselves. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Focusing on both North American and Majority World contexts, \u003cem\u003eWhen Helping Hurts\u003c\/em\u003e catalyzes the idea that sustainable change for people living in poverty comes not from the outside-in, but from the inside-out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12373577138231,"sku":"1238","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/43749_750291226_product.png?v=1534510182"},{"product_id":"wealth-creation-the-solution-to-poverty","title":"Wealth Creation: The Solution to Poverty","description":"Care for the poor has been a hallmark of Christianity since its beginning. Yet the economic world that provides the context for both Christianity and poverty has changed dramatically since the time of Christ. Professor William Luckey helps us to understand that context by tracing the history of Christian thought on poverty and wealth, as well as the history of wealth creation. The creation of wealth requires not only technical expertise and innovation but also social and cultural support. By fostering the attitudes and institutions that provide the context for wealth creation, the Church can make a special contribution to care for the poor. Luckey offers an informed reflection on how Catholics and other Christians might more effectively promote this wealth-creative culture, one that will in turn more effectively lift our brothers and sisters in need out of poverty and desperation. “If Catholics are serious about improving the lives of the poor,” he insists, “we must be serious about understanding the sources of wealth creation.”","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12373577334839,"sku":"2399","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/wealth-creation.jpg?v=1534950471"},{"product_id":"race-and-covenant","title":"Race and Covenant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United States is consumed with questions regarding race, the legacy of slavery, and the nature of social justice. Where are people of faith to turn?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor most of the last two thousand years Christians have believed that God deals with nations as nations and enters into closer relations with societies that claim him as Lord. This belief in the national covenant, only recently out of fashion, is where Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King, Jr. turned when faced with such questions in their own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis anthology explores the theme of national covenant in scripture, history, and contemporary American society as well as the theology and practices of covenant communities. Its authors suggest new strategies for finding racial reconciliation in this troubled time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from W.B. Allen, Joshua Berman, Timothy George, Derryck Green, Alveda C. King, Glenn C. Loury, Gerald R. McDermott, Joshua Mitchell, Evan Musgraves, Osvaldo Padilla, James M. Patterson, Jacqueline C. Rivers, R. Mitchell Rocklin, Robert Smith, Jr., Carol M. Swain, Mark Tooley, and Robert L. Woodson, Sr.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36333918847140,"sku":"2690","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/1600883831race1.jpg?v=1600883896"},{"product_id":"the-human-advantage-the-future-of-american-work-in-an-age-of-smart-machines","title":"The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines","description":"\u003cspan\u003eFor two and a half centuries, America has been held together by the belief that if you work hard and conduct yourself responsibly in this country, you will be able to prosper and leave a better life for your children. But over the past decade, that idea has come into crisis. A recession, the mass outsourcing of stable jobs, and a coming wave of automation that will replace millions of blue- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e white-collar jobs alike have left many people worried that the game is rigged and that our best days are behind us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     In this story-driven manifesto on the future of American work, Jay Richards argues that such thinking is counterproductive--making us more fragile, more dependent, and less equipped to succeed in a rapidly changing economy. If we're going to survive, we need a new model for how ordinary people can thrive in this age of mass disruption. Richards pulls back the curtain on what's really happening in our economy, dispatching myths about capitalism, greed, and upward mobility. And he tells the stories of how real individuals have begun to rebuild a culture of virtue, capitalizing on the skills that are most uniquely human: creativity, resilience, and empathy for the needs of others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Destined to take its place alongside classics like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomics in One Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Human Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the essential book for understanding the future of American work, and how each of us can make this era of staggering change work on our behalf.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36921681903780,"sku":"978-0451496164","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/1527101177Age_20of_20the_20Machine.jpg?v=1605044910"},{"product_id":"ending-overcriminalization-and-mass-incarceration-hope-from-civil-society","title":"Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMass incarceration is an overwhelming problem and reforms are often difficult, leading to confusion about what to do and where to start. Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society introduces the key issues that need immediate attention and provides concrete direction about effective solutions systemically and relationally. In this work Anthony B. Bradley recognizes that offenders are persons with inherent dignity. Mass incarceration results from the systemic breakdown of criminal law procedure and broken communities. Using the principle of personalism, attention is drawn to those areas that directly contact the lives of offenders and determine their fate. Bradley explains how reform must be built from the person up, and once these areas are reformed our law enforcement culture will change for the better. Taking an innovative approach, Anthony B. Bradley explores what civic institutions need to do to prevent people from falling into the criminal justice system and recidivism for those released from prison.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Acton Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36921747210404,"sku":"978-1108446297","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/products\/1603826611Ending_20Overcriminalization_20and_20mass_20Incarceration.jpg?v=1750273220"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/6682\/7831\/collections\/acton_events_banner_Poverty_Cure_Summit.jpg?v=1605045060","url":"https:\/\/shop.acton.org\/collections\/poverty-cure-summit\/obianuju-ekeocha.oembed","provider":"Acton Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}