eNews: March 2024

Easter Message: God’s agents of transformation

Easter 2024 is here with us. Thanks be to God. Yes, it is time to celebrate the victory over death and the forces of death as the Lord Jesus Christ broke free from the bonds of death and the grave. Yes, we are called to celebrate joyously and proclaim that death and evil do not have the last word—Christ is risen.

As Christians this celebration necessarily is embodied in the time, space, and contexts in which we live in our broken world. Good Friday still comes between now and the glorious Easter morning. We reflect on Easter this year mindful of the Good Friday mood because of all the pain and suffering that surrounds us.

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ZacTax panel brings faith-based lens to tax and gender justice

A panel discussion, “Zacchaeus Tax: Transforming the Global Economic System and Advancing Gender Justice,” on 19 March explored the intersections between tax justice and gender justice—and why this is a matter of faith.

“How can tax justice contribute to climate and ecological reparations?” Dora Arce Valentin asked. “Caring for ecosystems, and thus the relationships between individuals, societies, and the rest of creation, is a fundamental aspect of our humanity as economos (stewards).”

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