About two years ago, I began to observe the ways in which scarcities of various kinds were beginning to converge on ministers: fewer resources, less time, less relational support, and more pressing questions to resolve. That observation led me to lots of reading, and to write about it frequently over the last two years. And ultimately, it’s led to me doing a longer-term project through the Templeton Foundation, which I hope will give me some more handles on the dimensions of how scarcity affects the moral life.
Today, I have out a new article in Christianity Today outlining the broad strokes of that direction, but not getting into the particular questions of how scarcity affects virtue. That’s a harder question, and a much more involved one. Today’s article is just the starting point.
Come read the essay here.
In celebration of this piece, I’m doing a one-day only sale on supporting subscriptions, appropriate to the theme of scarce resources.
Supporting my work in this way is not just about giving a tangible thumbs up to this slow work of teasing the Christian moral life, but will also get you access to other side projects, like the Dorothy Day introduction, book discussions (like this week’s discussion on Benedict’s Rule), and other goodies I’m planning for the rest of the year.
Check the offer out here. And thanks as always for reading.