FAITH NEWS SERVICE – Gilbert, AZ — June 22, 2026
What if your wealth could participate in God’s redemption story?
In his new book, Redemption Capital: The Crisis of Empire and the Rise of a New World (Redemption Press, 2025), entrepreneur and investor R. J. Barreth challenges believers to rethink how faith and finance intersect and to let their economics bow to the cross.
Born out of more than fifty years in global business and frontier markets, Barreth’s message is both prophetic and practical. He exposes how much of today’s financial system still mirrors Pharaoh’s empire, rooted in control, fear, and accumulation, and contrasts it with God’s redemptive economy, where wealth restores dignity, multiplies shalom, and fuels transformation.
Through personal reflection, biblical insight, and decades of experience, Redemption Capital helps readers
• reimagine wealth as a sacred trust to steward, not to own,
• recognize the difference between empire thinking and kingdom living,
• discover how redemptive investing can heal what greed has broken,
• align generosity with covenant rather than charity, and
• experience the freedom of obedience over accumulation.
“If your economics don’t bow to the cross,” says Barreth, “you’re still living in Egypt. But when they do, wealth becomes an instrument of healing and renewal.”
Redemption Capital: The Crisis of Empire and the Rise of a New World is available through Redemption Press, Amazon, and other major retailers.
About the Author
R. J. Barreth is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with more than five decades of experience leading ventures in the United States, Great Britain, and Africa. Passionate about aligning faith and finance, he mentors kingdom-minded business leaders and investors through organizations such as Sinapis and Faith Driven Investor. His writing calls the church to move from empire building to kingdom partnership, where capital reflects the redemptive heart of Christ.
For interviews, review copies, or speaking inquiries, contact:
R. J. Barreth at raybarreth@gmail.com
