Awaiting a Savior: The Gospel, the New Creation, and the End of Poverty

"Where does poverty come from? What am I supposed to do about it?"

These questions are driving a new generation of Christians to take action on behalf of the poor through social and political action, global partnerships, and financial generosity, as they desire to become the generation that ends poverty forever. But in pursuit of this goal, they risk losing sight of a fundamental reality: the root cause of poverty isn’t found in material or external circumstances. The root cause of poverty...