“Struggling to make ends meet in today’s economy? You’re not alone. In The Wages of Peace, Brian Humphreys offers a compassionate yet clear-eyed look at the complex challenges faced by low-income communities, the dangers of flawed theologies in facing these challenges, and a practical road map for a better future. This book is a rallying cry for the church to pursue true shalom by biblically reframing assumptions about wealth and work, by dismantling systemic barriers, and by activating economic equity for all, one living-wage job and empowered voice at a time.”
 Leonard Sweet, author, professor, preacher, publisher (The Salish Sea Press), and proprietor (Sanctuary Seaside)

“The Wages of Peace serves as an exemplary practical theological guide for Christians deeply concerned with one of the most pressing socioeconomic injustices of our time—pervasive and escalating economic inequality. Humphreys challenges his readers to transition from mere peacekeepers to active peacemakers. He compellingly argues that those committed to the biblical commandments of loving God and their neighbors are naturally called to economic peacemaking. The book’s strength lies in its practicality; it provides readers with valuable guidelines for community engagement. These include personal testimonies, problem-solving strategies, and inspirational stories, all presented without casting judgment on any parties or opponents. An essential read for anyone earnestly committed to promoting economic justice and peace in our world.”
 Illsup Ahn, professor of philosophy at North Park Seminary and author of The Church in the Public: A Politics of Engagement for a Cruel and Indifferent Age

“So often our doctrines fit into neat and tidy boxes of our own making, but Brian Humphreys demonstrates in The Wages of Peace that sometimes the ideas of one category can, and in fact should, interact with others. This practical book offers key insights into how the concept of peace can dramatically influence how we think about economics, poverty, and development. This simple but powerful idea has far-reaching and inspirational implications, and provides not only food for thought but real possibilities and models for how to impact communities.”
 Kevin Wiebe, community engagement staff member at Hope Mission, Edmonton, Alberta, and author of Faithful in Small Things: How to Serve the Needy When You’re One of Them

“In one short book, Brian Humphreys manages the incredible feat of defining and explaining nearly every challenge I have learned in fifteen years of nonprofit work. With indisputable clarity, Humphreys walks readers briskly through the daily economic challenges of millions of Americans. He reorients peacemaking from the usual conversations about war-making into the undeniably practical battleground of daily existence in a capitalist system run amok. Without seeking to find the villain to blame, he firmly (but also gently) lays out an unassailable indictment on the most local warfare we ignore: the third Great War for America is the one we have been inflicting upon each other with unrelenting violence. And we are culpable.
“The Wages of Peace lays out the problems, connects to common (mis)conceptions about what Scripture says, and invites us to active, solution-focused conversation. Using a format that invites the reader to truth but outlines how readers can discuss solutions, Humphreys lays out a process for changing our conversations together.”
 Kevin Ressler, president and CEO of the Alliance for Health Equity and former president and CEO of the United Way of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania