Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Interview by Jim Vrettos for The Radical Imagination
April 30, 2017
God Hates Poverty
Eerdword: the Eerdmans blog
April 26, 2017
For over twenty years, on nearly a weekly basis, I have heard people quote Matthew 26:11, “the poor will be with you always,” to blame the poor for their poverty, to justify inaction in the face of growing poverty and misery, and to claim that if God wanted to end poverty, He would do so. This passage led me to seminary and biblical scholarship and eventually to write a book: Always With Us?: What Jesus Really Said About the Poor.
Eerdmans Author Interviews: Liz Theoharis
Eerdword: the Eerdmans blog
April 24, 2017
Matthew 26:11 is a verse Liz Theoharis hears often. In her work to end poverty, “the poor you will always have with you” is almost daily quoted at Theoharis as an argument that her work is futile.
Learn more about the context of this verse and Theoharis’s new book on the topic Always with Us? What Jesus Really Said about the Poor in our interview below
The poor we will always have with us?
The Christian Century
by Liz Theoharis
April 17, 2017
A full understanding of what Jesus meant by “the poor you will always have with you” (Matt. 26:11) requires familiarity with Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy is the Old Testament book most cited in the New Testament. It is the bridge that connects covenantal law, shalom justice, alternative power systems, and economic rights from the Torah through the New Testament.
‘The Poor Will Always Be With Us’ Is Jesus’ Indictment of the Rich. Not the Poor.
Sojourners
By Liz Theoharis
April 7, 2017
“But there’s also, you know, in the Scripture, tells us in 2 Thessalonians chapter 3:10 he says, uh, ‘For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: if a man will not work, he shall not eat.’ And then he goes on to say ‘We hear that some among you are idle’ … I think it’s a reasonable expectation that we have work requirements.” —Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Tex.), March 28, 2017
Faith leaders urge Trump to reject extremism
AM JOY, MSNBC
Interview by Jonathan Capehart
December 31, 2016
On New Year’s Eve, a century old tradition in the black church will take place in Washington, D.C. Two of the leaders of the “Watch Night,” Reverend Dr. William Barber and Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis join Jonathan Capehart to discuss this as well as their fight for social justice.
Interview with the Poor People’s Campaign: “Half of the US Population is Poor”
The Dawn News
Interview by María Torrellas
September 30, 2016
In the framework of the International Seminar of the Crisis of Capitalism in Sao Paulo, Brazil, The Dawn News interviewed Liz Theoharis and Willie Baptist from the Poor People’s Campaign, which is an effort of the poor in the United States. This movement is based on the campaign with the same name that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. announced on December 4, 1967.
Ending Poverty with Liz Theoharis
Vineyard Justice Network
Interviewed by Sydney Wilson
August 6, 2016
In today’s spotlight interview, VJN interviewed Liz Theoharis from the Kairos Center in New York. In this video she gives us her take on how to address the issue of poverty and homelessness and how church leaders can create environments where people of affluence and people experiencing poverty can live together in christian community.
The Last Week of Jesus Christ and the Last Year of Martin Luther King
Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice
By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” sermon from the Riverside Church fell just before Holy Week. His speech marked one year before his assassination, and his refusal to remain silent about the triple evils of war, racism and poverty in “Beyond Vietnam” must be remembered in relationship to that violent silencing.
Imagining A New Poor People’s Campaign that Ends Poverty
Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Interview by Jim Vrettos for The Radical Imagination
January 24, 2016
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. started the Poor People’s Campaign as a social movement to end poverty. Today nearly 35 million Americans are still living in poverty, despite the country’s collective wealth.
On this episode of “The Radical Imagination;” host Jim Vrettos, a sociology professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice sits down with the Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis and Willie Baptist, of the Kairos Center, to discuss strategies for building a new Poor People’s Campaign and eliminating poverty.