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Agriculture/growing food

The Journey Towards Just Kai
Heather Roberts
An Unexpected Journey into Mushroom Farming
Tom Allen
A Family's Journey Toward Sustainable Sustainability
Ashlee Anslow
The Hopeful Story of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
David Hooker
Reimaging Lawns (and Local Trade)
Simeon Ash
Fighting drought by reviving ancient landscapes
Johannes Meier
Repentance, renewal & agriculture
Jonathan Cornford
The Farm Next Door
Stu Berryman
A biblical perspective on the agricultural challenges of the coming century
Jonathan Cornford
Urban Food Possibilities
Kim Cornford
Having a go at rural living
Elvira Hewson
Meet your meat
Kim Cornford
Understanding the global food crisis
by Jonathan Cornford
Experiences of the food crisis in Cambodia
by Samantha Baker-Evens

Alternative economy

The Unrealised Promises of Recycling
Tom Allen
The Politics of Property
Jonathan Cornford
Post-capitalism by Design not Disaster
Samuel Alexander
Towards Tax Justice
Dr Mark Zirnzak
Economic cooperation in the Seeds Community
Jonathan Cornford
Imagining a new economy
Lauren A.
Tools for a Sharing Economy
Helen Beazley
The case for "green growth" is flawed
Samuel Alexander
Manna Gum's back-of-the-envelope Budget Papers
Jonathan Cornford

Capitalism

Post-capitalism by Design not Disaster
Samuel Alexander
Christian witness in the midst of capitalism
Jonathan Cornford
The irreconcilability of capitalism & the gospel
Jonathan Cornford
The End of Poverty?
Jonathan Cornford
Capitalism & Poverty
Jonathan Cornford
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Jonathan Cornford
The origins and meaning of capitalism
Jonathan Cornford

Christian history

The Politics of Property
Jonathan Cornford
The Early Christians on Property
Jonathan Cornford
Remembering the Diggers
Michael F. Bird
Early Christian Atheism for Today
Jacob Garrett
The First Christians and Their Money
Edwina Murphy
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Jonathan Cornford

Church/community

Caring for Those with Climate Anxiety in Church Communities
Jessica Morthorpe
Fostering an Eco-Church
Jessica Morthorpe
The Church as a response to poverty
Dave Fagg
Seeking the shalom of Lalor Park
Steve Barnett
Economic cooperation in the Seeds Community
Jonathan Cornford
Turning towards the poor
Dave Fagg
The Farm Next Door
Stu Berryman
Making a late career U-turn for mission, community and simple living
Colin Taylor

Climate change

A Teenager Faces a Warming World
Charli Lincke
Caring for Those with Climate Anxiety in Church Communities
Jessica Morthorpe
The Hopeful Story of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
David Hooker
Towards constructive climate conversations
Ben Thurley
What is it about air travel?
Thea Ormerod & Miriam Pepper
Update on Climate Change
Thea Ormerod
A journey into the murky world of carbon offsets
Kim Cornford
Climate change politics in Australia
An interview with Miriam Pepper on climate change politics in Australia

Commerce

The Unrealised Promises of Recycling
Tom Allen
An Unexpected Journey into Mushroom Farming
Tom Allen
An Interview with Coastline Kitchens
Clint Bergsma
Reimaging Lawns (and Local Trade)
Simeon Ash
The Social Foundry and Cassinia Environmental
Colin Taylor
An example of non-capitalist commerce
Dan M. Etherington
The story of Green Collect
Colin Taylor

Ecology in crisis

The Unrealised Promises of Recycling
Tom Allen
My Integral Ecology Journey
Claire Harvey
Burning Down the House
Hannah Tingman
Art After Fire
Rosie Stanton
Caring for Those with Climate Anxiety in Church Communities
Jessica Morthorpe
Biodiversity Protection in Central Victoria
Kim Cornford
The Hopeful Story of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
David Hooker
The Ecological Ethics of Genesis 1 & 2
Jonathan Cornford
Evangelism, Politics, and the Ecological Crisis
Jonathan Cornford
The Moral Ecology of Judgement (1)
Jonathan Cornford
Fighting drought by reviving ancient landscapes
Johannes Meier
Repentance, renewal & agriculture
Jonathan Cornford
Waste, salvation and egg shells
Jonathan Cornford
Towards constructive climate conversations
Ben Thurley
An adventure in going car-free
Cathy Cook
Update on Climate Change
Thea Ormerod
A journey into the murky world of carbon offsets
Kim Cornford
Climate change politics in Australia
An interview with Miriam Pepper on climate change politics in Australia
Waking up to climate change
Kim Cornford

Economy in the Bible

The Early Christians on Property
Jonathan Cornford
Property in the Bible
Jonathan Cornford
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
Deborah Storie
The Wisdom Tradition in an Information Age (Part 2)
The Wisdom Tradition in an Information Age (Part 1)
Jacob Garrett
The Kingdom of God and the Politics of Hope
Jonathan Cornford
The Ecological Ethics of Genesis 1 & 2
Jonathan Cornford
Evangelism, Politics, and the Ecological Crisis
Jonathan Cornford
Violence & Economics in the Book of Revelation (3): The Lamb and the Cross
Matthew Anslow
Violence and economics in the book of Revelation (2): The Beauty
Matthew Anslow
The Moral Ecology of Judgement (3)
Jonathan Cornford
Violence and economics in the book of Revelation (1): The Beast
Matthew Anslow
The Moral Ecology of Judgement (2)
Jonathan Cornford
The Moral Ecology of Judgement (1)
Jonathan Cornford
The idea of Israel as an alternative economic community
Jonathan Cornford
The Manna Economy
Jonathan Cornford
The economics of renewal
Jonathan Cornford
Facing up to the crisis of the church
Jonathan Cornford
The economics of the body of Christ
Jonathan Cornford
Living in the kingdom of God
Jonathan Cornford
The economy of salvation
Jonathan Cornford
What is money?
Jonathan Cornford

Enough

Living on a Low Income Revisited
Jonathan Cornford
The economy of enough in the Bible
Jonathan Cornford
Can we really make poverty history?
Jonathan Cornford
Making a late career U-turn for mission, community and simple living
Colin Taylor

Ethical consumption

The Unrealised Promises of Recycling
Tom Allen
Cat Poo and Fatherly Love
Katherine Shields
The Journey Towards Just Kai
Heather Roberts
Self-Mastery as Alternative to Consumer Culture
Matthew Anslow
Imagining Alternatives to Normalised Destruction
Jacob Garrett
How we are all implicated in the suffering of the DRC
Tom Allen
The story of Green Collect
Colin Taylor
The Torah of Ethical Consumption
Ethical consumption & low-income labour
Jonathan Cornford
A new legalism or the law of love?
Jonathan Cornford
Five principles for ethical shopping
by Nick Ray

Home economy

Living on a Low Income Revisited
Jonathan Cornford
A Practical Approach to Getting the Most from Your Clothes
Phoebe Garrett
A Family's Journey Toward Sustainable Sustainability
Ashlee Anslow
Household Budgeting Within Your Values
Lauren A.
A Practical Guide to Cycling FAR more
Jacob Garrett
A Field Guide to Fibre Content and Sustainability
Phoebe Garrett
Caring for Broken Things in a Broken World
Phoebe Garrett
Economic cooperation in the Seeds Community
Jonathan Cornford
The joys and justice of making your own soap
Delwyn Riordan
The benefits of cooperative purchasing of dry goods
Edie Daniels
Reflections on following the Household Covenant
Urban Food Possibilities
Kim Cornford
The Torah of Ethical Consumption
Living on a low income
Jonathan Cornford
Simplicity Parenting
Janet Ray
Kumquat Gleanings
Meet your meat
Kim Cornford
On being income managed
Jessie Pangas
A diary from Dili
James and Clare Batten-Laidler
The role of giving in discipleship
Jonathan Cornford
Urban gleaning
Kim Cornford
Lemon cordial recipe
The joys and the justice of making your own soap
Delwyn Riordan
How to make your own soap
Reflections from an urban renter
Jonathan Cornford
A reflection on the 100-mile diet
by Kim Cornford
Five principles for ethical shopping
by Nick Ray
Responsibility starts at home
Jonathan Cornford

Housing

Building a Good News Home
Clinton Bergsma
Our Co-Housing Journey
Claire Harvey Dawson
Investing in homes and people
Alison Sampson
A biblical perspective on the real estate market
Jonathan Cornford
Reflections from an urban renter
Jonathan Cornford
The housing affordability crisis
Chris Newland

Indigenous justice

Grief and hope after the October referendum
Bianca Manning
William Cooper, Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls, and the Failed Referendum
Chris Marshall
Living on Stolen land
Jonathan Cornford
Repentance, renewal & agriculture
Jonathan Cornford
The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (5)
Tim Trudgen
The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (4)
Tim Trudgen
The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (3)
Tim Trudgen
The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (2)
Tim Trudgen
On being income managed
Jessie Pangas
The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (1) - History
Tim Trudgen

Investment

Investing in a Better World
Trevor Thomas
Investing in homes and people
Alison Sampson

Manna Musings

A Teenager Faces a Warming World
Charli Lincke
Remembering the Diggers
Michael F. Bird

Money

Investing in a Better World
Trevor Thomas
A Christian Approach to Commerce
Jonathan Cornford
The First Christians and Their Money
Edwina Murphy
Money in the Kingdom of God
Jonathan Cornford
Why did Jesus say 'Woe to the rich'?
Jonathan Cornford
Revisiting the Stewardship Parables
Jonathan Cornford
What is money?
Jonathan Cornford

People living differently

An Unexpected Journey into Mushroom Farming
Tom Allen
Building a Good News Home
Clinton Bergsma
Living on a Low Income Revisited
Jonathan Cornford
An Interview with Coastline Kitchens
Clint Bergsma
A Family's Journey Toward Sustainable Sustainability
Ashlee Anslow
Biodiversity Protection in Central Victoria
Kim Cornford
The Hopeful Story of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
David Hooker
A Practical Guide to Cycling FAR more
Jacob Garrett
Reimaging Lawns (and Local Trade)
Simeon Ash
A Rocha Australia: Serving the Lord in Creation Care
Stuart Blanch
Our Co-Housing Journey
Claire Harvey Dawson
Fostering an Eco-Church
Jessica Morthorpe
The Social Foundry and Cassinia Environmental
Colin Taylor
Fighting drought by reviving ancient landscapes
Johannes Meier
Seeking the shalom of Lalor Park
Steve Barnett
Economic cooperation in the Seeds Community
Jonathan Cornford
The Farm Next Door
Stu Berryman
An example of non-capitalist commerce
Dan M. Etherington
The story of Green Collect
Colin Taylor
Tools for a Sharing Economy
Helen Beazley
The People's Pantry
Colin Taylor
A month without plastic
David Cook
Waste, providence & dumpster diving
Raylene Frantz
Investing in homes and people
Alison Sampson
Having a go at rural living
Elvira Hewson

Politics

The Politics of Property
Jonathan Cornford
The Kingdom of God and the Politics of Hope
Jonathan Cornford
Evangelism, Politics, and the Ecological Crisis
Jonathan Cornford
Manna Gum's back-of-the-envelope Budget Papers
Jonathan Cornford

Poverty & development

The Journey Towards Just Kai
Heather Roberts
Beauty and Uncertainty in Timor Lorosa’e
Lauren A.
The Hopeful Story of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
David Hooker
How we are all implicated in the suffering of the DRC
Tom Allen
An example of non-capitalist commerce
Dan M. Etherington
The End of Poverty?
Jonathan Cornford
Capitalism & Poverty
Jonathan Cornford
Orphanage Tourism
Janette Pepall
A view from Kabul
Deb Storie
Can we really make poverty history?
Jonathan Cornford
Banking on aid
Jonathan Cornford
The aid industry in Burma
Tamas Wells
The nonviolent struggle against land grabbing
Chris Baker-Evens
Finding new life on pilgrimage in Bangladesh
Greg Hewson
Land & violence in Cambodia
Chris Baker Evens
Understanding the global food crisis
by Jonathan Cornford
Experiences of the food crisis in Cambodia
by Samantha Baker-Evens
Who are the poor and what do they really want?
by Jonathan Cornford
Hard questions about aid
Jonathan Cornford

Poverty & justice

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
Deborah Storie
The Church as a response to poverty
Dave Fagg
Turning towards the poor
Dave Fagg
The experience and reproduction of poverty
Dave Fagg
The People's Pantry
Colin Taylor
Poverty and the image of God
Dave Fagg
Hope for Health
Kama Trudgen
Ethical consumption & low-income labour
Jonathan Cornford
The alienation of indigenous groups in our region
Andrew McCulloch

Property

The Politics of Property
Jonathan Cornford
The Early Christians on Property
Jonathan Cornford
Burning Down the House
Hannah Tingman
Property in the Bible
Jonathan Cornford

Urban living & urban mission

Seeking the shalom of Lalor Park
Steve Barnett
Shalom and neighbourhood mission
Jonathan Cornford
Turning towards the poor
Dave Fagg
The Farm Next Door
Stu Berryman
Urban Food Possibilities
Kim Cornford
Meet your meat
Kim Cornford

Waste

The Unrealised Promises of Recycling
Tom Allen
Cat Poo and Fatherly Love
Katherine Shields
Waste, salvation and egg shells
Jonathan Cornford
The story of Green Collect
Colin Taylor
A month without plastic
David Cook
Waste, providence & dumpster diving
Raylene Frantz
The problem of e-waste
Dave Waterworth

Work

Good Work, God's Work
Jonathan Cornford
Art of Work
Shelley Knoll-Miller