In this Book
- Wealth and the Will of God: Discerning the Use of Riches in the Service of Ultimate Purpose
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
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 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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction: Moral Biography
- pp. 1-14
- 5. Calvin: Giving Gratitude to God
- pp. 123-146
- Selected Readings
- pp. 181-184
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253004062
Related ISBN(s)
9780253221483, 9780253354075
MARC Record
OCLC
607552627
Pages
210
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No