The Effects of Poverty Joel Badillo Liberty University   The Effects of Poverty Thesis: Jesus denied that wealth is a sign of God's favor or that poverty is God's punishment for sin. This is shown most clearly in His Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). Poverty denotes the state of sparseness, insufficiency and meagerness in social, political and economic elements. It is a growing global issue affecting employment rates and livelihood in various countries. The rate of poverty is increasing due to various sustainability issues. It is currently treated by philanthropists, sociologists, environmentalists, entrepreneurs and researchers as a serious issue and reforms are already taken to deal and put an end to this global issue. I. A New View of Poverty in America A. Confronting Poverty in America • Kneebone & Berube, 2013) • Urban, Rural and Suburban Poverty • Rural Poverty (Korstad & Leloudis, 2011) • Urban Poverty (Goldsmith & Blakely,2010). B. Poverty in Suburban Areas • Sharp contrast to the 1960's • Shifts in affordable housing and jobs, immigration a struggling economy C. Statistics • Suburbs (15%) an increase by 4 % in 2000 • Rural (16.1 %) higher than the national average. • Urban (15%) II. What is Wrong with the Poor A. Psychiatry, race, and the war on poverty • Mical Raz • Deprivation Theory • Fighting poverty, inequality and injustice (Walker, Sinfield & Walker, 2011) • Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis (Alkire, Foster & Seth, 2015) B. American Children in Chronic Poverty • Lamy, 2012) • Understanding obstacles faced by poverty stricken children • Child Poverty, Evidence and Policy (Jones &Sumner ,2011) • Hope of future without poverty III. Poverty and Morality A. Religious and Secular and Perspectives • Dimensions of the poor • Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism are explored (Galston & Hoffenberg, 2010) • Different views on the poor IV. A. Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich: Wealth, Poverty and Early Christian Formation. • Helen, Rhee 2012) V. Conclusion • Is being poor a sin? • God's view on the poor   References: Alkire,S., Foster, J., Seth, S.(2015). Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis. Oxford University Press. Galston, W.A., Hoffenberg, P.H. (2010). Poverty and Morality: Religious and Secular Perspectives. Cambridge University. Goldsmith, W., Blakely, E. (2010). Separate Societies: Poverty and Inequality in U.S. Cities. Temple University Press. Jones, N., Sumner, A. (2011). Child Poverty, Evidence and Policy: Mainstreaming children in International Development. Policy Press. Korstad, R.R., Leloudis, J.L. (2011). The North Carolina Fund and the Battle to End Poverty and Inequality in 1960s America. University of North Carolina Press. Lamy, C.E.(2013). American Children in Chronic Poverty: Complex Risks, Benefit-Cost Analyses, and Untangling the Knot. Rowman& Littlefield. Raz, M. (2013). What's wrong with the poor? Psychiatry, race, and the war on poverty. NC Press. Rhee, H. (2012). Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich: Wealth, Poverty, and Early Christian Formation. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group. Walker, A., Sinfield, A., & Walker, C. (2011). Fighting poverty, inequality and injustice: A manifesto inspired by Peter Townsend. Bristol: Policy Press.