the very purpose of eco-nomics in the biblical world carries new force on this side of modern economics; namely, to cultivate the material conditions for the continuation of life.
Rasmussen, Larry L. (2012-10-02). Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key (p. 150). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.

Amen! It seems obvious, but not when you look at our present economy and the forces determined to maintain it. There is a humongous task ahead. And it will obviously take a mass movement the likes of which the world has yet  to see   (unless you consider it another in a long line of movements taken up by Christians and people of faith on behalf of the upholding of life over the history of faith movements.).