Jan. 2 at MSH – Holy Cooperation! Conversation with Andrew McLeod

 

Holy Cooperation Book


Tonight the Mustard Seed House will be hosting activits and author Andrew McLeod in a reading and conversation of his book Holy Coopertation: Building Graceful Economies. The Event is free bu registration is required.  Register online

 

 

Andrew McLeod will present his debut book – Holy Cooperation: Building Graceful Economies, Wipf & Stock Publishers- exploring the intersection between Christian teachings and cooperative economics: The first followers of Jesus created a social structure based on democratic control of their collective resources, which were shared freely and voluntarily.

 

This style of organizing can also be found in the modern cooperative movement, which is made up of thousands of democratically controlled businesses serving millions of members worldwide. This movement touches the lives of nearly half of Americans, and has grown into a comprehensive economic system in other parts of the world.

This presentation will include concrete examples of how we can get beyond addressing symptoms of injustice and build a new economy with justice and liberty at its core.


Andrew works all over the West Coast through a couple of nonprofit agencies, the California Center for Cooperative Development and Northwest Cooperative Development Center.

Holy Cooperation!

    I’m excited to share a brief description of a book that I have been really looking forward to it’s publication.  This book is written by my friend Andrew McLeod whom is not only an expert on co-ops but he is also a practitioner. It will be published by Wipf & Stock as part of their New Monastic Library Series.


    Holy Cooperation!: Building Graceful Economies

    by Andrew McLeod

    Christians have played key roles in the development of this movement, but the theological basis for this participation is not widely understood. Holy Cooperation! is an examination of what the Bible teaches about social organizing, and an exploration of some of the cooperative ways that Christians have worked together. Through cooperation we may act as our brother’s and sister’s keepers, while staying true to Jesus’ teachings of liberation.

    The first Christians immediately set about creating a social structure based on democratic control of their collective resources, which were shared freely. While this was a voluntary system, it carried great spiritual weight and was a continuation of values that were clearly encouraged in the stories of the Old Testament.

    This style of organizing can also be found in the modern cooperative movement, which is made up of thousands of democratically controlled businesses serving millions of members worldwide. This movement touches the lives of nearly half of Americans, and has grown into a comprehensive economic system in other parts of the world.