Long article, but very good. By Wendy Williamson.

Quotes: 

“And the language of finance still carries the vocabulary of salvation. Credit comes from credere, “to believe” or “to trust.” Redemption comes from redimere, “to buy back.” Mortgage is Old French mort gage—literally “dead pledge.” Interest comes from interesse, “to be between.” The language of finance is haunted by the language of salvation. Deeper than economics, it penetrates the soul.”

[BTW, there is a strong linguistic relationship in German between ‘guilt’ (‘Schuld’) and ‘debt’ (‘Schulden’).]

“The choice is not between having money and not having money. It is between serving the living God of relationship and serving the invisible god of the ledger. It does not demand worship through rituals or temples. It demands our attention—through organization, accumulation, and ceaseless activity. It keeps us busy, distracted, and fragmented, making it harder to see the whole. Mammon is not merely the god of debt—it is also the god of war. The same system that turns debt into wealth turns death into profit. Human suffering fuels the machine.”