Gerald O. West, professor emeritus, School of Religion, Philosophy, and Classics, University of KwaZulu-Natal

The persuasive summons of this book is felt, first, in the inclusive and conversational manner through which Cynthia Moe-Lobeda makes her argument, and then, second, in the slow gathering of resources and voices that provide a distinctive praxis with which to re-envision economic life as a spiritual practice. Invoking the insightful recognition that diverse injustices are forms of disease which require healing, Moe-Lobeda conceptualises a restructuring of economic systems to foster belonging instead of exploitation. Throughout this remarkably relational book the reader is directly addressed and offered creative ways of participating in the collaborative journey of personal and systemic healing required for a moral economy, as we work together in solidarity for change through resistance and rebuilding. We are summoned to delve into and discern within our faith traditions those redemptive resources with which to struggle for ecological and equitable ways of structuring local and global economic life.