He asserts that care for the poor is not just a moral duty but is necessary for the common good of the country. The author writes, 'We need to focus on the quality of work as well as the quantity of jobs.Not just about what fills up our time, but about the things that make our time meaningful.' He also mentions the Judeo-Christian Jubilee tradition, and how caring for the poor is a facet of every major world religion. The book offers a historical perspective but also makes some helpful suggestions about how we can recover-both economically and morally.

The author asserts that greed was an underlying cause, and that greed must be replaced with generosity before America can recover. According to the author, the Great Recession was caused by a moral and spiritual crisis, which created a huge gap between the rich and the poor. The book labels the recession not just an economic problem but a moral problem. Jim Wallis reports, There were other sessions at Davos on these subjects, as there. As we rediscover eternal values, our nation and our world will find the personal and cultural transformation it desperately needs.'infobox Book' name Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street orig title translator image author Jim Wallis cover_artist country United States language English languageEnglish series classification nonfiction genre publisher Howard Books release_date January 2010 media_type Print (hardcover, paperback), Audio, Audiobook, Kindle pages 255 isbn ISBN 1439183120 preceded_by followed_by In Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street author and activist Jim Wallis, a progressive Christian, takes a look at what he argues caused the Great Recession (2008 and still going) and how we can recover from it. The Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Wallis maintains that only within such spiritual and moral choices will we find the truly significant answers to our economic recession. But lying beneath the surface of these fearful and uncertain times is a deficit with implications even more destructive to our culture than the current crisis of the depressed market.Įmploying anecdotes as well as political and cultural insights, Wallis emboldens listeners to make 'neighborly' and community choices to help those in their personal sphere of influence. We are consumed with the ramifications of lost jobs, house foreclosures, destroyed savings, and insecure futures. Whether it's your own loss or that of friends and neighbors, the economic crisis has impacted every household. New York Times bestselling author Jim Wallis urges listeners to survive the economic crisis through moral recovery and embrace hard times as an opportunity to transform themselves from the inside out.

Rediscovering Values by Jim Wallis