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Poverty

Defending the Soup Kitchen

Elise Amyx Daniel | January 28, 2013 | Poverty

There are a lot of irresponsible charities out there. Some create dependency, and others hurt local businesses by dumping free supplies. Too often, charities do more harm than good when all is said and done. But as a critic of the bad economic models adopted by many...

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Elise Amyx Daniel

Elise works at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics and grew up in Fairfax Station, VA.

Poverty as a Consequence of Sin

Alexis Hamilton | January 8, 2013 | Poverty

This Christmas, I participated in a ritual that initiated me as a full-fledged adult in my family: I went grocery shopping for the Christmas day dinner with my father. Lest this rite of passage seem trivial, I will tell you that when one comes from a family where food...

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Alexis Hamilton

Alexis Hamilton is a graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina and The University of Georgia School of Law.

The Poor You Will Always Have With You

Jacqueline Isaacs | December 13, 2012 | Poverty

Let’s pick up a contentious and confusing topic: poverty. Consider this preparation for conversations with friends and family over the holidays. Yes, yes, how thoughtful of me. You can thank me later. In a recent conversation at a coffee shop, friends discussed...

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Jacqueline Isaacs

Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.

Michael Scott and Andy Bernard on Charity

Chris Horst | November 5, 2012 | Poverty

Originally posted at Smorgasblurb. Sitcoms rarely address the effectiveness of charity and international aid. However, Michael Scott and Andy Bernard exposited these deep issues on a recent episode of “The Office.” Aiming to impress their friends and...

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Chris Horst is the Director of Development for HOPE International.

Speaking into the Silence: Conservatives and Poverty

Josh Good | October 31, 2012 | Poverty

Last week at Cleveland State University, Paul Ryan outlined in broad contours how a Romney-Ryan administration would confront poverty in America. For followers of this blog—especially Millennials and Gen Xers who watch far too many economic conservatives tiptoe around...

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Josh Good is director of EPPC’s Faith Angle Forum, which helps mainstream reporters to better understand religion.

Q&A: Peter Greer on Poverty, HOPE International, and Economic Development

Faith and Public Life | October 17, 2012 | Poverty

This is part of the Values & Capitalism Q&A Series. Peter Greer recently answered questions for Values & Capitalism related to economic development, the importance of combating both physical and spiritual poverty, and more. Peter is President and CEO of...

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