Wealth and the will of God : discerning the use of riches in the service of ultimate purpose / Paul G. Schervish and Keith Whitaker.
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TextSeries: Philanthropic and nonprofit studiesPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - 9780253004062
- 0253004063
- 0253354072
- 9780253354075
- 025322148X
- 9780253221483
- 1282539906
- 9781282539907
- 9786612539909
- 6612539909
- Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
- Wealth -- Biblical teaching
- Richesse -- Enseignement biblique
- Richesse -- Aspect religieux -- Christianisme -- Histoire des doctrines
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- General
- RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues
- RELIGION -- Ethics
- Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
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- BR115.W4 S34 2010eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Moral biography -- Aristotle : "being-in-action" and discernment -- Aquinas : "distinguish ends and means" -- Ignatius : all things ordered to service of God -- Luther : receiving and sharing God's gift -- Calvin : giving gratitude to God -- Jonathan Edwards : awakenings to benevolence -- Conclusion: Classical wisdom and contemporary decisions : the contribution of Western Christianity to discernment about wealth.
Wealth and the Will of God looks at some of the spiritual resources of the Christian tradition that can aid serious reflection on wealth and giving. Beginning with Aristotle -- who is crucial for understanding later Christian thought -- the book discusses Aquinas, Ignatius, Luther, Calvin, and Jonathan Edwards. Though the ideas vary greatly, the chapters are organized to facilitate comparisons among these thinkers on issues of ultimate purposes or aspirations of human life; on the penultimate purposes of.
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