2 Public Intellectuals on Wealth, People and Their Faith? David Brooks & Matthew Desmond

David Brooks and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond's on the topics of money inequality and how these topics intersect with own personal faith backgrounds.

Exploring the intersection of theology, politics, and social justice, this conversation dives into how Christian faith can address systemic poverty and as individuals and inspire meaningful change.

The conversation feature's Matthew's book, Poverty, By America -- https://matthewdesmondbooks.com/ -- and a group David helped create: Weavers: https://weavers.org/about/

Perfect for viewers interested in theological learning, justice, and faith-based solutions, this video unpacks moral, material, and spiritual dimensions of poverty. Brooks and Desmond explore questions like: How does faith inform our response to inequality? What role do communities of faith play in combating economic injustice?

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Check out the group David Brooks mentions at the end of this video, Living Hope Wheelchair Association: www.lhwassociation.org

0:00 How does faith inform your approach to poverty?
4:48 What is the problem that poverty is?
9:00 David Brooks, Weave (Weavers)
13:24 "A world with less poverty would mean...."
13:38 Systemic or individual approach to poverty, or...?
21:28 Fear, scarcity, and gentrification (reconsidered)
24:00 How does faith inspire you to address poverty?
24:08 How do material & spiritual poverty relate? David Brooks
28:50 How do material & spiritual poverty relate? Matthew Desmond
32:16 Help your neighbor!
34:50 "We just hug here"
38:54 How does faith imagination inspire us to address poverty?
42:00 David Brooks: politics/poverty right now (the age of Trump)