In a time of widening inequality, many of us are asking what faithful witness looks like when extreme wealth shapes public life. Billionaires are increasingly able to sway political decisions—with consequences that fall hardest on everyone else. What does it mean to take seriously the gospel’s call to bring good news to the poor in this moment? And what would A Faithful Response to Billionaires look like?
Join us for a conversation featuring people who work among both the rich and the poor to build a more just economy. Together, we’ll examine the mega-rich through a spiritual lens—naming the consequences of extreme wealth not only for those who don’t possess it, but also for those who do.
This isn’t a conversation about blaming individuals or scoring points. It’s about telling the truth, returning to the heart of the gospel, and asking what liberation looks like for rich and poor alike—and everyone in between—when wealth becomes dangerous and dehumanizing.
This online event is a follow-up to the Sojourners magazine cover story in the December 2025 issue, featuring an interview with Chuck Collins.
Our speakers for this online event will be:
- Chuck Collins is an inequality researcher and author of Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet.
- Abigail E. Disney is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, philanthropist, and activist, whose latest film is “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.”
- Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis is a theologian, author, pastor, anti-poverty organizer, and Founder and Executive Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice.
The panel will be moderated by Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, president of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community.
