In this episode we speak with Shane Meyer-Holt—writer, speaker, and co-host of In the Shift podcast—about the impact of capitalism on our understanding of ourselves, our relationships and our need for care.
Drawing from his own experiences of parenting, community and faith shifting, Shane reflects on the way neoliberal values have colonised our lives. He invites us to critique capitalist assumptions with a view to building relationships and communities capable of holding the tension between the deep human desires for freedom and belonging.
Following the interview Nomad hosts Tim Nash and Joy Brooks reflect on their own experiences of and responses to the impact capitalism has on care in the Church and wider society.
Interview starts at 13m 50s
WEBSITES
BOOKS MENTIONED
Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age – Bruce Rogers-Vaughn
Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? – Katrine Marçal
Human Dependency and Christian Ethics – Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar
QUOTES
“The good news that I had was terrible news for them, heaping more shame and guilt and blame upon these vulnerable kids who just desperately, desperately needed someone to fight for them.”
“If your contribution to the world is primarily measured through what you produce, then that’s a really dangerous place to be because care isn’t deemed productive.”
“When Christianity centres its own survival and its own advancement, it’s likely to become the kind of place where it pillages the resources of others to its own ends. And I think that’s the antithesis of what Christian care should be.”
“We need to renegotiate what it is to hold non-coercive mutual obligation. How do we care for each other? How do we owe one another? How do we work out who’s responsible for what while still not controlling and while still letting uncomfortable truths be told?”
