A Conscious Endeavor: A Judeo-Christian Reflection on the Distribution of Wealth

A Conscious Endeavor is a synopsis of the social teachings and the concept of justice in the Old and New Testament. It looks through the lens of the Old Testament books of Torah law and the New Testament teachings of Jesus applying them to contemporary situations and raising questions regarding housing costs and other basic costs of living. Ultimately this book invokes the personal conversion of inner change so that readers can apply what they learn to their own work situations and their payment of a just wage. Terry Wenzl lives the gospel he was taught as a Franciscan. After leaving the priesthood he continued to involve himself in matters of social justice. This finally led him to the development of affordable housing. He positively affected the lives of marginalized farmworkers in the central coast and of the working poor in urban communities of California. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and family.