Introduction to the God's Economics project by the Rev. Jay Lawlor.

God's Economics Introduction Message

The Rev. Jay Lawlor is an Episcopal priest, author, and economist. He has served as ordained leadership in congregations and non-parochial ministry for over fifteen years. Fr. Jay is a passionate follower of Jesus and seeks to proclaim loving God, loving neighbor, and changing the world through the Episcopal expression of the Jesus Movement. Prior to ordination, the Rev. Jay Lawlor worked as a research economist at the Center for International Development at Harvard University. He is a passionate change agent for economic justice. 

The Rev. Jay Lawlor is the author of two books: Faithful Action: How Each Christian Can End Poverty (2008) and The Church and International Development: Seeking Justice and Peace to the World’s Poor (1999), and a number of articles and papers. His sermon “Reconcilers in a Violent World” was published in the book Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog (Beth Maynard & Raewynne Whiteley, editors). In 2002 he assisted in editing Waging Reconciliation: God’s Mission in a Time of Globalization and Crises (Ian T. Douglas, editor). He recently published a compilation of prayers on peace in justice from the Book of Common Prayer in Prayers for Justice and Peace (2017).

Jay is a huge fan of the rock band U2 and enjoys exploring the spiritual and social justice dimensions of U2's music. In 2017 he took his teenage son to experience U2 live in concert for the Joshua Tree at 30 tour.

Fr. Jay was ordained a Priest on May 31, 2003 in the Diocese of Massachusetts. He received his M.Div. from Episcopal Divinity School in 2002, a M.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut in 1995, and his B.A. in Managerial Economics (with honors in Economics) from Stonehill College in 1993.

In his free time he enjoys reading, movies, music, travel, and mostly spending time with his wife, son, and their family dog.