Wealth and the Will of God - Discerning the Use of Riches in the Service of Ultimate Purpose

Informationen zum Autor Paul G. Schervish is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College. He is author of Gospels of Wealth: How the Rich Portray Their Lives. Keith Whitaker is a research fellow at Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy and Managing Director, Family Dynamics, at Wells Fargo Family Wealth. His work has appeared in Philanthropy Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. Klappentext 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 love, charity, friendship, and care; on the resources available to human beings in this life; and finally on ways to connect and implement in practice our identified resources with our ultimate ends. Zusammenfassung 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 - this book discusses Aquinas, Ignatius, Luther, Calvin, and Jonathan Edwards. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Moral Biography 1. Aristotle: "Being-in-Action" and Discernment 2. Aquinas: "Distinguish Ends and Means" 3. Ignatius: All Things Ordered to Service of God 4. Luther: Receiving and Sharing God's Gift 5. Calvin: Giving Gratitude to God 6. Jonathan Edwards: Awakenings to Benevolence Conclusion: Classical Wisdom and Contemporary Decisions: The Contribution of Western Christianity to Discernment about Wealth Selected Readings Index

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• Authors: Paul G Schervish, Paul G. Schervish, Paul G. Whitaker Schervish, Schervish Paul G, Albert Keith Whitaker, Keith Whitaker, Whitaker Albert Keith
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.03.2010
• EAN: 9780253221483
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22148-3
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit St; Indiana University Press; Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies; Philanthropic and Nonprofit St
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works