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“Easier For People To Be Good”: Ten Theses on the Bible, Poverty, and Justice

November 8th, 2018 | 9 min read

By Matthew Loftus

Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day wrote about building that kind of society where it is easier for people to be good”. While Maurin and Day were very much against statism (PDF) and would probably disagree with a number of the points below, I found their turn of phrase about “easier for people to be good” quite compelling with regards to justice and righteousness.

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.matthewandmaggie.org.