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Author Schervish, Paul G.

Title Wealth and the will of God : discerning the use of riches in the service of ultimate purpose / Paul G. Schervish and Keith Whitaker.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2010]
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages) : illustrations.
Series Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
Note Print version record.
Subject Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines. (OCoLC)fst01172993
Added Author Whitaker, Albert Keith.
Other Form: Print version: Schervish, Paul G. Wealth and the will of God. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010 9780253354075 (DLC) 2009022813 (OCoLC)313659411
Standard No. 9786612539909
ISBN 9780253004062 (electronic bk.)
0253004063 (electronic bk.)
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