Those can be challenged only with some of our oldest and best values-enough is enough, we are in it together, and thinking not just for tomorrow but for future generations. Too often we have been ruled by the maxims that greed is good, its all about me, and I want it now. It is time we take our economic uncertainty and use it to find some moral clarity. Embracing a New Economy Getting back to the way things were is not an option. In the pages of this book, Wallis provides us with a moral compass for this new economy-one that will guide us on Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street. The operating principle of Gods economy says that there is enough if we share it. A healthy society is a balanced society in which markets, the government, and our communities all play a role. Care for the poor is not just a moral duty but is critical for the common good.
The values of commercials and billboards are not the things we want to teach our children. Its time to stop keeping up with the Joneses and start making sure the Joneses are okay. Spending money we dont have for things we dont need is a bad foundation for an economy or a family. Some of the principles Wallis unpacks for our new normal are. We need a new normal, and this economic crisis is an invitation to discover what that means. Normal is what got us into this situation. Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, When will this economic crisis be over? Jim Wallis says the right question to ask is How will this crisis change us? The worst thing we can do now, Wallis tells us, is to go back to normal. Book Synopsis When we start with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it wont give us the results we want.
About the Book Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, When will this economic crisis be over?, Wallis says the right question to ask is How will this crisis change us? He maintains we need a new normal, and this economic crisis is an invitation to discover what that means.
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