The Role of Lament in Investing | by Amy Sherman

The Faith and Investing Podcast

Over one third of the Psalms are laments: songs or prayers that cry out in an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret.

Many of these laments are outward expressions of inward suffering, like in Psalm 25 when King David cries out, “The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses.” Yet that is not the only kind of lament we see. Like Psalm 10, some laments are outward cries on behalf of the suffering and injustice we see in the world. In today’s article, Dr. Amy Sherman explores what it would look like to bring this type of lament to the world of business and investing.

On this episode:

Matt Galyon, Associate Director, ECFI
Amy Sherman, Editor-at-Large, ECFI
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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Article Reading (00:02:19)

3. Conclusion (00:16:32)