By Andy Hale
This week on the CBF Podcast Conversation, we welcome back Dr. Malcolm Foley—pastor, scholar, and Special Advisor to the President for Equity and Campus Engagement at Baylor University—to discuss his powerful new book, The Anti-Greed Gospel. In this urgent and prophetic conversation, Dr. Foley challenges the church to confront a difficult truth: racism doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It is fueled and sustained by greed. Drawing from history, theology, and ethics, he reveals how racialized capitalism has not only exploited communities of color but has also warped the church’s moral compass. When the love of money overrides the love of neighbor, Foley argues, both theology and justice are disfigured. His call is clear: if churches want to confront racism meaningfully, they must also be willing to confront the economic systems that keep it alive.
Dr. Foley goes beyond the well-worn calls for relationship-based reconciliation, urging churches to adopt a deeper, more structural approach to racial justice—one rooted in resisting economic exploitation and cultivating an anti-violent ethic. From unjust housing and health care systems to the distorted narratives that normalize poverty, Foley calls Christians to reclaim their moral imagination: to envision communities where no one is poor and no one profits from another’s suffering. This conversation is not just about naming what’s broken; it’s about summoning the courage to imagine something better. If you’re ready to think theologically and act prophetically, don’t miss this transformative episode.
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Andy Hale is the creator and host of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Podcast. Hale is the Associate Executive Coordinator of CBF North Carolina. He’s also served as CBF’s Church Start Specialist, the founding pastor of Mosaic Church of Clayton, and the senior pastor of University Baptist Church of Baton Rouge. Follow on Twitter @haleandy.