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Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy: Luke’s Jesus and Sabbath Economics - Ched Myers

A webinar with activist and theologian Ched Myers on his newest book. Recorded on Zoom on Mon. Feb. 9, 2026, 7:30 ET. Jesuit John Haughey lamented that North American Christians tend to, “Read the Gospel as if we had no money, and spend our money as if we know nothing of the Gospel.” What if we read the gospel differently? What do we hear when we listen to Jesus’ teachings on money in the light of our current economic disparities and those that existed in Jesus’ time? How are we called to relate to our wealth and our neighbors? Ched Myers spoke to these questions as addressed in his 2025 book, Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy. He argued that the Gospel of Luke provides an antidote for the ills of the affluent: “Building community with those who have too little can restore the humanity of those of us who have too much.” The event was co-sponsored by the Catholic Worker communities La Sagrada Familia and Dandelion House. Ched is an ecumenical activist and theologian who has worked in social change movements for more than forty-five years. You can find out more about his books, activism, and teaching at Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries.