“Turning to religion – Jim Martin”
Watch a Feb. 23, 2009, Colbert Report episode with the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest with an MBA who is a regular media commentator, discussing God and the economy.
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“Finance tip: What would Wesley do?”
Read an April 16, 2009, Boston Globe article about a Gordon College professor whose personal-finance presentations on campus and in the community draw from an 18th-century sermon about money by John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
“Church Aid in Elkhart”
View an April 17, 2009, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly segment about what religious groups are doing in Elkhart, Ind., where unemployment is almost 20 percent.
“For financial guru Dave Ramsey, sour economy has an upside”
Read an April 24, 2009, Religion News Service story, “For financial guru Dave Ramsey, sour economy has an upside.”
“Does God Want You to Be Bankrupt?”
Read a May 1, 2009, column in The New York Times, “Does God Want You to Be Bankrupt?,” about the approaches of different faith traditions to debt.
“New Research: Slow Economy Continues to Weigh on Churches and Pastors”
Read an August 28, 2012, article at ChristianityToday.com analyzing the results of a poll analyzing the effects the recession had on churches’ budgets.
“Charitable giving stabilizes as recession ebbs”
Read a March 23, 2011, Religion News Service article describing the steady incline of donations as the economic recession diminishes.
“Churches lost $1.2 billion in recession”
Read a March 22, 2012, Religion News Service article about how churches were affected by the recession.
“Faith and finance: Empowering faith leaders to care for congregants in financial crisis”
This December 2011 research report by North Caroline State University reports on the increase of incidents in which church members ask their religious leaders for financial advice.