 A Reflection for “Anyone Unwilling to Work” (2 Thessalonians 3:10) from the Perspective of Basic IncomeYong-Han Chung ()
Chapter Chapter 3 in Basic Income in Korea and Beyond, 2023, pp 43-65 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This chapter aims to shed a new light on Paul’s exhortation for “anyone unwilling to work” in 2 Thessalonians 3:10 in consideration of the three worlds related to the text (the world behind the text, the world within the text, and the world in front of the text). These worlds confirm that both the Roman society including the Thessalonian church and Korean society face the financial crisis and “anyone unwilling to work” has an option to choose not to work on account of the economic support from the church. As the early church focused on economic independence, solidarity, and substitutional system to overcome the imperial power, our church also needs to provide such an option and support to solve the problems caused by our capitalistic system. It is questionable to conclude that Paul’s exhortation is given to object to laziness and the basic income. Instead, the worlds related to 2 Thessalonians 3:10 encourage Christians to reflect upon the meaning and function of the basic income for the sake of the precariat who cannot be unwilling to work. Date: 2023 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:etbchp:978-3-031-09202-2_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09202-2_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee from Palgrave Macmillan |
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